Sri Lanka
Maroon panel with a golden lion beside green and saffron stripes.
History and symbolism
The golden lion of the old Sinhalese kingdom holds a sword on a maroon field with four bo leaves at the corners, inside a gold border, beside green and saffron stripes for the Muslim and Tamil communities. The current form, with the bo leaves, dates to 1972.
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