Coat of arms of Nepal

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The Nepalese Coat of arms consists of a white cow; a green pheasant (Himalayan Monal); two Gurkha soldiers, one carrying a khukri and a bow, and the other a rifle; peaks of the Himalaya;, two crossed Nepali flags and khukris; the footprints of Gorakhnath, the guardian deity of the Gurkhas; and the royal headdress. At the base of the design a red scroll carries the national motto in Sanskrit: जननी जन्मभूिमश्च स्वर्गादिप गरीयसी ("The mother and the land of birth are both dearer than heaven."). The coat of arms was preceded by the Emblem of Nepal.