Flag of Ceylon
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The Flag of Ceylon was the national flag used by the British Dominion of Ceylon (now Sri Lanka) from independence in 1948 until the country became a republic in 1972.
Aliases (1)
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical flag
→
national flag → |
| abolishedDate |
1972-05-22
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|
| adoptionDate |
1948-02-04
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|
| associatedWith |
Commonwealth realm status of Ceylon
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|
| boLeavesRepresent |
Buddhism
→
Four Noble Truths → |
| borderColor |
gold
→
|
| category |
Flags of former countries
→
National symbols of Ceylon → |
| color |
crimson
→
gold → green → orange → |
| country |
Ceylon
→
Sri Lanka → |
| design |
golden lion holding a kastane sword on a crimson field with four golden bo leaves in the corners and two vertical stripes at the hoist
→
|
| designElement |
four Bo leaves
→
kastane sword → lion passant holding a sword → vertical green stripe → vertical orange stripe → |
| era |
post-independence Ceylon
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|
| fieldColor |
crimson
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|
| greenStripeRepresents |
Muslim Moors
→
|
| historicalPeriod |
1948–1972
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|
| introducedAfter |
independence of Ceylon from the United Kingdom
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|
| lionRepresents |
Sinhalese ethnicity
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|
| orangeStripeRepresents |
Sri Lankan Tamils
→
|
| predecessor |
British Blue Ensign with Ceylon badge
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|
| proportion |
1:2
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|
| replacedBy |
Flag of Sri Lanka
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|
| scriptOnFlag |
none
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|
| sideRatio |
1:2
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|
| status |
defunct national flag
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|
| successorState |
Republic of Sri Lanka
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|
| symbolizes |
Buddhism
→
Muslim Moors of Ceylon → Sinhalese people → Tamil people → sovereignty of Ceylon → |
| usedBy |
British Dominion of Ceylon
→
Dominion of Ceylon → |
| usedFrom |
1948
→
|
| usedIn |
government buildings in Ceylon
→
official ceremonies of Ceylon → |
| usedUntil |
1972
→
|
Referenced by (3)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
Dominion of Ceylon
→
|
flag |
|
Flag of Ceylon
("Flag of Sri Lanka")
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replacedBy |
|
Embassy of Sri Lanka in Washington, D.C.
("Flag of Sri Lanka")
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|
usesFlag |