The State Seal of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar (Burmese: ပြည်ထောင်စုသမ္မတမြန်မာနိုင်ငံတော် နိုင်ငံတော်အထိမ်းအမှတ်တံဆိပ်) is the national emblem used in all official government documents, including publications. As the seal is an official symbol, there are State Seal Law and Principles regarding appropriate usage of it. At the centre of the Seal is the map of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar. The sprigs of Eugenia containing fourteen leaves each are on either side of the map. The sprigs of Eugenia are flanked on each side by an artistic Myanmar lion. The lion on the left side faces towards the left and the lion on the right side faces towards the right, The name of the country in Burmese, ပြည်ထောင်စု သမ္မတ မြန်မာနိုင်ငံတော်, is expressed on the ribbon at the foot of the Seal. The expression ပြည်ထောင်စု is on the scroll which is under the left lion. The expression သမ္မတ is under the map. The expression မြန်မာနိုင်ငံတော် is under the right lion. The large yellow five-pointed star indicating above uprightly is at the top of the Seal. The other part of the seal is surrounded by Myanmar traditional floral arabesques. (Source: Wikipedia.org, CC BY-SA)