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This is a list of prizes, medals and awards including cups, trophies, bowls, badges, state decorations etc., awarded in Sri Lanka This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness.
The modern national honours of Sri Lanka was constituted in 1986 by the Extraordinary Gazette No. 387/3 issued on 2 March 1986, which established a uniquely indigenous honours system of titles, decorations and medals which are awarded to recognise achievements of, or service by, Sri Lankans or others in connection with Sri Lanka.
Medals of the Sri Lankan military displayed on a Sri Lanka Army service uniform. The Sri Lankan Armed Forces award medals and their associated ribbon bars in recognition of various levels of service, personal accomplishments and commemorative events while a regular- or volunteer serviceperson is a member of the Sri Lanka Army, Sri Lanka Navy and the Sri Lanka Air Force.
The Purna Bhumi Padakkama (Sinhala: පූර්ණ භූමි පදක්කම pūrna bhūmi padakkama) was a service medal awarded by the Military of Sri Lanka (regular and volunteer) and Sri Lanka Police to all ranks of its forces in recognition of service in various districts that were regarded as theaters of the Sri Lankan Civil War between 22 July 1977 to 1 January 2010.
Civil awards and decorations of Sri Lanka are means of rewarding individuals' personal bravery, achievement, or service to Sri Lanka. Subcategories This category has the following 11 subcategories, out of 11 total.
Pages in category "Orders, decorations, and medals of Sri Lanka" The following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Sri Lanka Air Force 25th Anniversary Medal; Sri Lanka Air Force 50th Anniversary Medal; Sri Lanka Armed Services Long Service Medal; Sri Lanka Army 25th Anniversary Medal; Sri Lanka Army 50th Anniversary Medal; Sri Lanka Army Volunteer Force Centenary Medal; Sri Lanka Navy 25th Anniversary Medal; Sri Lanka Navy 50th Anniversary Medal
Prior to 1956 the Sri Lankan armed forces received honours of the United Kingdom, including military decorations and campaign medals. Since 1981, Sri Lanka has introduced its own honours system. This has resulted in a new system of Sri Lankan honours, military and police awards, and campaign medals. [1]