Sri Lankan national flag

GPTKB entity

Statements (23)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:flag
gptkbp:adoptedBy 22 May 1972
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Lion_Flag
gptkbp:color gptkb:gold
gptkb:orange
green
maroon
gptkbp:country gptkb:Sri_Lanka
gptkbp:designer A golden lion holding a kastane sword in its right fore-paw in a maroon background with four golden bo leaves in each corner, with two vertical stripes of green and orange at the hoist and a yellow border
gptkbp:feature gptkb:lion
bo leaves
kastane sword
vertical stripes
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Sri Lankan national flag
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:Flag_of_Ceylon
gptkbp:proportion 1:2
gptkbp:symbolizes gptkb:Buddhism
minority groups
peace and unity
Sinhalese ethnicity
gptkbp:usedBy gptkb:Government_of_Sri_Lanka
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Ceylon_Red_Ensign
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8