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Purchase of the Sri Lanka flag: Why not take a look around our section dedicated to the beautiful island of the Indian Ocean named Sri Lanka to discover all the Sri Lankan flag on sale on our website? Original, unique and very colourful, the Sri Lankan flag is a little jewel among all the flags of the world: to be discovered urgently!

The "Lion's flag" is available in our e-commerce shop as a table flag and a multi-dimensional banner flag with a choice of metal eyelets or rings made of ultra-resistant soft polyester!

Sri Lanka in brief:

Capital: Sri Jayawardenapura

Surface area: 65,610 km²

Population: 21,513,990

Official languages: Sinhalese, Tamil

Currency: Sinhalese rupee

National Day: 4th February

A few historical details about the Sri Lanka flag

The Sri Lankan flag category is one of the many Asian countries flags on our site. Alongside the flags of India, China, Japan, Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, Thailand, Nepal, Bhutan or Bangladesh, it forms all the national flags of the Asian continent. Garland, flag, historical flag, flag for boat, car or bicycle, banner and windsock, our site is full of surprises!

The Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka is an island state located off the south-east coast of India in the Indian Ocean. In ancient times, this large island on the Indian subcontinent was known by other names such as Tambapanni, Taprobane, Serendip or Ceylon.

The Sri Lankan flag with the lion was adopted in 1948 and its composition has changed over the years. The version of the current flag dates back to exactly 1972. Today, this flag is the civil and state flag as well as the flag of the Sri Lankan Merchant Navy.

Meaning of the lion symbol and the Sri Lankan colours on the Sri Lankan national flag

The golden lion on the purple background of the flag holds a sword (the Ceylon Kastane sword) in the right front leg which can be seen floating, his body towards the side of the flag pole. In heraldry it is called a "passing lion".  This symbol is the ancient emblem of the kings of Kandy (city in the centre of the island which was the ancient Kingdom of Kandy from the 16th to the 19th century). This type of pattern is a symbol associated with Buddhism (which is the main religion in Sri Lanka). It actually represents the majority Sinhalese population of the country. The lion's sword evokes the sovereign nation.

On the incarnate red background (which would represent the country's colonial heritage), four pipal leaves can be seen in the corners. Legend has it that these are the leaves of the "fig tree of pagodas" (sacred tree in Buddhism) under which the Buddha used to meditate.

The two orange and green stripes are later additions to the Sri Lankan flag, the two colours represent the country's two religious minorities: Muslims of Moorish ethnic origin (green) and Hindus of Tamil origin (orange) from the island.

In order to avoid "jealousy", all yellow borders are considered to be the colour of all inhabitants of other cultures in the country.

This country flag is intended to be a powerful symbol of the unity of the country, the rallying and uniting sign of all Sri Lanka's communities and peoples. In short, this flag embodies Sri Lanka's desire to live in deep harmony!

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