Sri Lanka National Flag
The National Flag of Sri Lanka (Sinhala: ශ්රී ලංකාවේ ජාතික කොඩිය; Tamil: இலங்கையின் தேசியக்கொடி) was first adopted officially on 2 March 1951 and slightly amended on 22 May 1972. It consists of a golden lion holding a Kastane Sword on a maroon background with two vertical stripes in teal and orange. The flag is incorporated in Section 6 Second Schedule of the Constitution of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka of September 9, 1978 (GID, 1994). History Early depiction of the Lion Flag Two prototype flags of the present Lion Flag have been discovered in Buddhist murals preserved at Dambulla Cave Temple and Polwatta Gangarama Viharaya (Wikramaratne, 2015). The lion flag of Dambulla Cave Temple is found among murals of the Maharajalena (Cave No: 2) in the scene depicting the war between Dutugemunu (161-137 B.C) and Elara [(205-161 B.C.) Seneviratna, 1983]. This flag was known as one of the ancient representations of the lion flag of the Sinhalese but the lion figure on it was def…
