Every President of the Rotary Club of Calcutta wears this emblem on the Presidential collar, while conducting regular club meetings. Uneasy lies the neck that wears the collar - for it is stringed with 82 bits of solid silver with the names of all the past-presidents inscribed on them. The emblem itself depicts in red, the Rotary motto, "Service Above Self". Below is a crown reminiscent of the British legacy of 1919. Two adjutant storks, typical of the Gangetic plains stand guard on either side. Inside are two green palm trees - commonly found in these parts. We see the British Lion insignia in red in between and below it a sailing ship which connected Calcutta with distant shores. At the bottom is the Presidential motto inscribed in Latin, "Per Ardua Stabiles Esto." (Be firm in adversity).