Emblem of Ceylon

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coat of arms national emblem

The Emblem of Ceylon was the national coat of arms used by the British Dominion of Ceylon, featuring traditional Sri Lankan symbols combined with heraldic elements reflecting its status within the Commonwealth.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form Occurrences
Emblem of Sri Lanka 3
Coat of arms of British Ceylon 1

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf coat of arms ⓘ
national emblem ⓘ
associatedWith British Empire ⓘ
Commonwealth of Nations ⓘ
category Coats of arms of former countries ⓘ
Heraldry of Sri Lanka ⓘ
National symbols of Sri Lanka ⓘ
country Sri Lanka ⓘ
surface form: Ceylon
followedBy Emblem of Ceylon self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Emblem of Sri Lanka
follows coat of arms of British Ceylon ⓘ
hasElement coconut flowers ⓘ
compartment ⓘ
crest ⓘ
crown ⓘ
lion ⓘ
lotus ⓘ
motto ⓘ
paddy stalks ⓘ
scroll ⓘ
shield ⓘ
supporters ⓘ
sword ⓘ
languageOfMotto English ⓘ
Sinhala ⓘ
Tamil ⓘ
reflects British heraldic tradition ⓘ
traditional Sri Lankan symbols ⓘ
replacedBy Emblem of Ceylon self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Emblem of Sri Lanka
script English ⓘ
Sinhala ⓘ
Tamil ⓘ
status defunct ⓘ
symbolizes Sri Lanka ⓘ
surface form: Ceylon

Commonwealth membership ⓘ
Sri Lankan identity ⓘ
sovereignty of Ceylon ⓘ
timePeriod 20th century ⓘ
usedBy British Ceylon ⓘ
Dominion of Ceylon ⓘ
Government of Ceylon ⓘ
usedIn Sri Lanka ⓘ
usedOn currency of Ceylon ⓘ
government buildings in Ceylon ⓘ
official documents of Ceylon ⓘ
official seals of Ceylon ⓘ
passports of Ceylon ⓘ
postage stamps of Ceylon ⓘ

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Dominion of Ceylon → coatOfArms → Emblem of Ceylon ⓘ
this entity surface form: Emblem of Sri Lanka
Emblem of Ceylon → followedBy → Emblem of Ceylon self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Emblem of Sri Lanka
Governor of Ceylon → insignia → Emblem of Ceylon ⓘ
this entity surface form: Coat of arms of British Ceylon
Emblem of Ceylon → replacedBy → Emblem of Ceylon self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Emblem of Sri Lanka