The Banner o Sri Lanka , forbye cried the Lion Banner , consists o a gowd lion, haudin a swuird in its richt fore paw, afore a crimson backgrund wi fower gowden bo leafs in ilka corner. Aroond the backgrund is a yellae border, an tae its left thare 2 vertical stripes o equal size in saffron a green , wi the saffron stripe closest tae the lion. The lion represents bravery, an the fower bo leafs represent meththa , karuna , muditha an Uppekha . The orange stripe represents the Sri Lankan Tamils , the green stripe represents Sri Lankan Moors , the crimson backgrund represents European Burghers an is a reference tae the rich colonial backgrund o the kintra an' a' an the yellae mairch represents ither ethnic groups lik Sri Lankan Malays etc.

It wis adoptit in 1950 follaein the recommendations o a committee appointit bi the 1st Prime Meenister o Ceylon, The Rt Hon D.S. Senanayake .

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