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Meaning of the Flag

The national flag of Sri Lanka, also called the Singha Flag or Lion Flag (Sinhala: සිංහ කොඩිය, romanized: singha kodiya, Tamil: சிங்கக் கொடி, romanized: ciṅkak koṭi), consists of a golden lion holding a kastane sword in its right fore-paw in a maroon background with four gold bo leaves, one in each corner. This is bordered by gold, and to its left are two vertical stripes of equal size in teal and orange, with the orange stripe closest to the lion. The lion and the maroon background represent the Sinhalese race, while the saffron border and four bo leaves represent the concepts of meththa, karuṇā, muditā and upecka respectively. The stripes represent the country's two largest minority ethnicities, with the orange stripe representing the Tamils inhabitants—namely the Sri Lankan Tamils and the Indian Tamils of Sri Lanka—and the green stripe representing the Sri Lankan Moors (Muslims of Sri Lanka).

Meaning of Flag Colors

Orange, Gold, Maroon, Teal

Flag History

1. 1957
   This flag was known as the only ancient representation of the lion flag of the Sinhalese but in 1957, the lion figure on it was defaced by a vandal.
2. 1951–1972
   

   Flag in use 1951–1972.
3. 1972–present
   

   Current national flag, in use since 1972.

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