This is a list of flags used in Sri Lanka . Presidential Flags (1972–2022) This flag was personal to every President of Sri Lanka, and as such the design changed when a new president assumed office. [ 2 ] On 15 July 2022, the acting President Ranil Wickremesinghe abolished the presidential flag. [ 3 ] Former Military Flags Government Flags Former Government Flags Provincial Flags The Golden colour Lion that carries a sword and the four Bo leaves at the four corners in the maroon colour background represents the Kandy District. The white layout represents Matale District and Nuwara Eliya District which represents the Upcountry is symbolised by the white lotus. The Sun and Moon are for Eternity. Furthermore, King Dutugamunu left the Magam Kingdom with the lion flag ahead for the battle to unite the country. The flag is a picture of a yellow lion on a red blood colour background. Accordingly, it was decided to use for the Southern Provincial flag the picture of the lion running with a small sword (iluk koolaya) in its forepaw of the Ruhuna flag and the red colour and yellow colour of the flag taken on the war front by King Dutugamunu. It was decided to use the same for the Southern Province flag mixture of colours and the standard to represent all communities in Galle, Matara, and Hambantota and four bo leaves (Metta, Karuna, Muditha, Upeksha) of the national flag. It was agreed that the forms of the sun and moon of the flag of Southern Province flag should be in the same forms as the sun and moon of the flag of Devinuwara Devalaya and that the same form that of the flag of Hambantota District. Accordingly, it was expected to keep the integration of Galle , Matara and Hambantota . Therefore, the Southern Province flag can be considered a combination of several traditional flags. The small sword (iluk Koolaya) is the symbol of control, but it does not reflect terror or suppression. The small sword represents Justice and fairness. Running lion represents velocity fearlessness and pride. The sun and moon stand for stability prosperity and augustness. It expresses the traditional saying "Until the sun and moon exists". The sun and moon of the flag are considered to be symbols of victory. The combination of colours around the flag depicts the existence of Southern Sri Lanka, victorious war history, religion and patriotism, mutual cooperation and harmony The flag that was gifted to Uva Province by the King Sri Vickrama Rajasinghe who ruled the kingdom of Kandy during the period 1798–1815 can be seen even today at the National Museum (Courtesy: Book entitled “Uva Ithihasaya” by Panditha Naulle Dhammananda Thero) Historical flags Sinhala Kingdom flags (Main Kingdoms' Flags) Royal Standards Sub-Kingdom Flag Tamil Kingdoms Flag This is not the official Jaffna flag, but a modern imagination of what the flag used by Jaffna would look like. It has no historical background (no historical information on the shade or hue of the color, the angle of lines, the curvature or straightness of lines, etc). No flag artifact or any archaeological proof of a flag used by Jaffna survived. Portuguese Ceylon Flags Dutch Ceylon Flags British Ceylon Flags Political Party Religious Flags Viceregal Flags Sri Lankan Shipping Company Sri Lankan Yacht Clubs ↑ "The Sri Lankan National Flag" . ↑ "Sri Lanka - Presidents flags" . www.crwflags.com . ↑ "Will ensure all MPs exercise their free will to elect new President: RW - Latest News" . dailymirror.lk . Retrieved 2022-07-15 . ↑ "The Island - News" . www.island.lk . Archived from the original on 2009-06-12. ↑ Seneviratna, Anuradha (1983). Golden Rock Temple of Dambulla: Caves of infinite Buddhas . Central Cultural Fund. p. 9. Media related to Flags of Sri Lanka at Wikimedia Commons African derivative Date of adoption Historical flags Former sovereign states Formerly independent By year Former sovereign states Formerly independent State flags and ensigns Special and fictional Army and ground forces Air force roundels Air force fin flashes Ministry of defense Border and coast guard forces Civil and merchant navy Pilot boat flags and ensigns Yacht flags and ensigns Dependent territories International organizations Olympics and the Paralympics British ensigns Color by combination Crosses Cross of Trier Nordic Saints banners Saints' crosses Saints' crosses Inscriptions Arabic English Latin Russian Spanish Non-rectangular Central African Republic Democratic Republic of the Congo Republic of the Congo Egypt governorates

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