Round with a loop (Fitted to a plain horizontal bar with
standard fittings)
Technique
Milled
Orientation
Medal alignment ↑↑
Edge
Plain
Period
Republic (1950-date)
Notice
Reference(s)
Obverse description
State emblem (Ashoka lion capitol) above the national motto `Truth Alone Prevails` in Sanskrit (सत्यमेव जयते) with inscription above and below, along the rim.
Obverse lettering
INDEPENDENCE MEDAL
26TH JANUARY 1950
Obverse script
Devanagari, Latin
Reverse description
Ashoka Chakra with a lotus border above it and inscription below it.
