What is Flag of Sri Lanka?
{{Infobox flag | Name = Sri Lanka | Article = | Image = Flag of Sri Lanka.svg | Nickname = | Morenicks = | Use = 110100 | Symbol = | Proportion = 1:2 | Adoption = [[May 22]], [[1972]] | Design = Dark red rectangular panel bordered yellow containing a yellow lion passant holding a sword upright in its right fore paw, and four pipul leaves, one in each corner, and next to the hoist two vertical stripes, green and orange, also bordered yellow together. | Designer = |Type = National | Image2 = Naval Ensign of Sri Lanka.svg | Nickname2 = | Morenicks2 = | Use2 = 000001 | Symbol2 = | Proportion2 = 1:2 | Adoption2 = 1972 | Design2 = White with the national flag in the canton. | Designer2 = }} [[File:Flag of Ceylon.svg|thumb|right|Flag of Ceylon from 1948-1951]] [[File:Flag of Ceylon (1951–1972).svg|thumb|right|Flag of Ceylon between 1951 and 1972]] The '''Flag of [[Sri Lanka]]''', also called the '''Lion Flag''', has a gold [[lion]] [[passant]], holding a [[sword]] in its right fore paw, in front of a crimson background with four golden [[Bo tree|bo]] leaves in each corner. Around the background is a yellow border, and to its left are two vertical stripes of equal size in [[Saffron (color)|saffron]] and [[green]], with the saffron stripe closest to the lion. It became the flag in 1950 following the recommendations of a committee appointed by the 1st [[Prime Minister of Sri Lanka]] [[D. S. Senanayake|D.S. Senanayake]]. {{Asia topic|Flag of|title=[[Flags of Asia]]}} {{Asia-stub}} [[Category:National flags|Sri Lanka]] [[Category:National symbols of Sri Lanka]] [[Category:Lions]] [[Category:Flags introduced in 1948]]