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The flag of Sri lanka
The current flag of Sri Lanka, also referred to as the ‘Lion Flag,’
was adopted on September 7, 1978. The flag features an equal green and
saffron vertical stripe on the hoist side, surrounded by a yellow
border.
Flag of Sri Lanka Flag of Sri Lanka
The flag of Sri Lanka has a yellow background on which are two panels.
The smaller hoist-side panel has two equal vertical bands of green
(hoist side) and orange.
The Flag of Sri Lanka, also called the Lion Flag, consists of a gold
lion, holding a sword in its right fore paw, in front of a crimson
background with four golden bo leaves in each corner.
The flag of Sri Lanka is also known as Lion
Flag. The lion symbol was used by the Lankan rulers from the time of
King Vijaya. Sri Lanka flag keep the country united and integrates
majority with the minority.
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Background:
The first Sinhalese arrived in Sri Lanka late in the 6th century B.C.
probably from northern India. Buddhism was introduced in about the
mid-third century B.C.
The todays flag of Sri Lanka was officially introduced on 7th of
September in 1978. It shows within a yellow frame a big brown field on
the right side and on the left within a smaller field two vertical
stripes in green and saffron yellow.
The flag of Sri Lanka consists of a yellow/orange base. A crimson
colored rectangular section on the right side of the flag contains a
yellow lion passant holding an upright sword and four yellow pipul
leaves, one in each corner.
