Travancore (State)

TRAVANCORE

Official blazon

Origin/meaning

The family crest of the Mahardjahs of Travancore is the shell Turbinella rapa (sacrificial horn). The motto 'Dharma' smat kuladevatam' means 'Justice is our shrine'.

Literature: Image from Kurmark Album - Länder Wappen und National Farben, 1930s

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