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EMBLEM OF PUNJAB  Maharaja Ranjit Singh was the remarkable leader who united the whole Punjab under one flag. His rule stretched from the banks of the Yamuna to the Khyber and from Kashmir to Multan. The emblem of Punjab state government shows the Asoka Capital and its motto, being the emblem of India, surrounded by a bordure charged in chief with an ear of rice and in base with two swords in saltire and on the dexter and sinister the words ‘पंजाब सरकार’ in Devanagari and 'ਪੰਜਾਬ ਸਰਕਾਰ' in Gurmukhii. Below the seal is a ribbon with the title 'Govt. Punjab'. The emblem is tinctured orange.

EMBLEM OF HIMACHAL PRADESH  Himachal Pradesh became a territory of the Indian Republic on April, 14 1948. It was composed of 21 princely states: Baghal, Baghat, Balsan, Busharh, Bhaji, Bija, Chamba, Darkoti, Dhami, Jubbal, Keonthal, Kumarsin, Kunihar, Kuthar, Mahlog, Mandi, Mangal, Sangri, Sirmur, Suket and Tarog and dependencies. The former Princely State of Bilaspur was added to the Territory on July 1, 1954. By Punjab Reorganisation Act of November 1, 1966 Himachal Pradesh was given the status of state. The state of Himachal Pradesh has an emblem consisting of a mountain ridge over three white fesses, charged with the Ashoka capital. In base is the name of the state in Devanagari. A mountain ridge is a common symbol for the territory in this State. Sometimes a screen showing a mountain ridge was displayed behind the throne of the ruler like in Korea and Vietnam. A mountain ridge is also a part of the achievement of Tibet and in today´s India, in the emblem of Arunachal Prades