Sri Lanka Flag Description

Proximity to the indian subcontinent has facilitated close cultural interaction between sri lanka and india from ancient times.

Sri lanka flag description. The civil standard had a passant royal lion with a sword in it s right fore paw at the center and a bo leaf on each of the four corners on a plain border. It is made up of two vertical stripes that sit side by side. Of 159 responses in sinhala 120 were for lion flag.

Sri lanka gained independence from britain in 1948. 2010 flag of the sri lanka coast guard. Yellow with two panels.

Meaning of the flag. Flag date use description november 14 1987 flag of central province. The other larger panel depicts a yellow lion holding a sword on a maroon rectangular field that also displays a yellow bo leaf in each.

The present day national flag is an improvisation of the civil standard of the last king of sri lanka sri wickrama rajasingha. Sri lanka island country lying in the indian ocean and separated from peninsular india by the palk strait. The smaller hoist side panel has two equal vertical bands of green hoist side and orange.

The name of sri lanka s flag is the lion flag and it was officially adopted on may 22 1972 as the civil and state flag and civil ensign. Bay of bengal is situated to the west of sri lanka whereas india is situated to the east of sri lanka. Factbook countries sri lanka government.

Description in sri lanka. The symbol of a lion in sri lankan heraldry dates back to 486 bc when vijaya the first king of sri lanka arrived on the island from india and brought with him a standard depicting a lion. The current flag of sri lanka was officially adopted on may 22 1972 although it has been in use since the 1950 s.