Padma Vibhushan
Country | India
Type | National Civilian
Obverse | A centrally located lotus flower is embossed and the text "Padma" written in Devanagari script is placed above and the text "Vibhushan" is placed below the lotus.
Reverse | A platinum Emblem of India placed in the centre with the national motto of India, "Satyameva Jayate" (Truth alone triumphs) in Devanagari Script
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Established | 1954
Previous name(s) | Padma Vibhushan "Pahela Warg" (Class I)
First awarded | 1954 Satyendra Nath Bose Nandalal Bose Zakir Husain Balasaheb Gangadhar Kher V. K. Krishna Menon Jigme Dorji Wangchuck
Last awarded | 2019 Teejan Bai Ismaïl Omar Guelleh Anil Manibhai Naik Balwant Moreshwar Purandare
Total awarded | 307
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