Flag of Sri Lanka
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The national flag of Sri Lanka, also called the Singha Flag or Lion Flag, consists of a golden lion holding a kastane sword in its right fore-paw in a maroon background with four gold bo leaves, one i
Flown at the Embassy in Warsaw
Displayed outside a stadium, in Leeds, UK
Mountaineer Jayanthi Kuru-Utumpala with Sri Lankan flag atop Mount Everest
Displayed along other flags during the 2012 Summer Olympics in London
Dominion of Ceylon
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The Dominion of Ceylon, officially Ceylon, 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 Bri
Flag of Sri Lanka
…Secretary to the Ministry of Cultural Affairs and Chairman of the National Emblem and Flag Design Committee. Flags of Sri Lanka (since 1948) Flag of the Dominion of Ceylon, 1948–1951 Flag of the Dominion of Ceylon (similar to current), 1951–1972 Symbolism According to the Mahavamsa, the historical chronicle of Sri Lanka…
The Earl of Caithness inspecting a guard unit, 1950