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Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka; Sinha Flag Lion Flag: Use: Civil and state flag, civil ensign: Proportion: 1:2: Adopted: 22 May 1972: Design: A golden field with two panels: the smaller hoist-side panel has only two vertical bands of teal and orange and the larger fly-side panel is the maroon field depicting the golden lion holding a kastane sword in its right fore paw in the ...
A defaced national flag of Sri Lanka with Coat of arms of Sri Lanka. 1972 – Flag of the Sri Lanka Army: The army flag defaced with the insignia of the Sri Lanka Army. 1972 – Naval Ensign of Sri Lanka: A defaced white ensign with the flag of Sri Lanka in the canton influenced by the British design. 2010 – Air Force Ensign of Sri Lanka
National flag: Flag of Sri Lanka: The national flag of Sri Lanka consists of a lion holding a sword in its right fore paw by representing the Sinhalese people and first king. Dark red/maroon background represents Buddhist symbol. Four golden-yellow bo leaves, one in each corner represent Four Sublime States.
Sri Lanka: 161 BC [9] 1593 1815 1948 1951 ... Trinidad and Tobago: 1498 1796 1801 1889 ... List of sovereign states by date of current flag adoption; Notes
National Day, also known as Independence Day, [1] is a Sri Lankan national holiday celebrated annually on 4 February to commemorate the country’s political independence from British rule in 1948. It is celebrated all over the country through a flag-hoisting ceremony, dances, parades, and performances.
Ceylon [1] [3] was an independent country in the Commonwealth of Nations from 1948 to 1972, that shared a monarch with other dominions of the Commonwealth.In 1948, the British Colony of Ceylon was granted independence as Ceylon.
Sri Lanka’s Independence – a beneficiary of Japan’s entry to the Second World War which sealed the fate of European Colonialism in Asia; Four Lankans die in secret 'independence' war; Sri Lanka and the Yellow Races; Japan's role in Sri Lanka gaining Independence; Sri Lanka’s independence: falsehoods and hard facts
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