File:Flag of Sri Lanka.svg

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Description

සිංහල: ශ්‍රී ලංකාවේ ජාතික කොඩිය

தமிழ்: இலங்கையின் தேசியக்கொடி

বাংলা: শ্রীলঙ্কার জাতীয় পতাকা

Deutsch: Flagge Sri Lankas

English: Flag of Sri Lanka

Español: Bandera de Sri Lanka

Esperanto: Flago de Sri-Lanko

Italiano: Bandiera dello Sri Lanka

Polski: Flaga Sri Lanki

Português: Bandeira do Sri Lanka

Română: Steagul Sri Lanki

Русский: Флаг Шри-Ланки

संस्कृतम्: श्रीलङ्का ध्वज

Svenska: Sri Lankas flagga

Volapük: Stän Sri-Lankäna

Date 1972-present

Source

SLS 1: 2020 Specification for the National Flag of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka

See also:

Author

Original: Sri Lanka
Vectorization: Zscout370, Mike Rohsopht

Permission
(Reusing this file)

Public domain

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Other versions

Flag of Ceylon (1951–1972)

SVG development

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Used colors

red	rendered as `RGB 148 030 050`	Pantone 19-1863 TCX
saffon	rendered as `RGB 223 117 000`	Pantone 16-1164 TCX
teal	rendered as `RGB 000 095 075`	Pantone 18-5322 TCX
yellow	rendered as `RGB 247 183 024`	Pantone 14-0957TCX

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Flags of SAARC member countries

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English

Flag of Sri Lanka

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File history

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	Date/Time	Dimensions	User	Comment
current	03:17, 5 October 2023	1,200 × 600 (19 KB)	Strenatos	Reduced code
	19:22, 27 May 2023	1,200 × 600 (25 KB)	WessieBoi99	Reverted to version as of 11:43, 9 August 2022 (UTC)
	19:20, 27 May 2023	1,200 × 600 (62 KB)	WessieBoi99	Reverted to version as of 08:34, 10 July 2022 (UTC)
	22:49, 28 November 2022	1,200 × 600 (15 KB)	VexilAlpaca	Slight code reduction
	21:59, 27 November 2022	1,200 × 600 (15 KB)	VexilAlpaca	Reverted to version as of 04:17, 7 April 2022 (UTC) I agree that there are a lot of errors, but I wouldn't say there are too many to not be a reliable source. (it is an official government document anyway)
	11:43, 9 August 2022	1,200 × 600 (25 KB)	Shamran Azlam	The current standards has too many errors
	16:12, 21 July 2022	1,200 × 600 (15 KB)	Mike Rohsopht	Reverted to version as of 04:17, 7 April 2022 (UTC)
	21:00, 16 July 2022	1,200 × 600 (62 KB)	My Keys Keys	Reverted to version as of 08:34, 10 July 2022 (UTC)
	09:55, 10 July 2022	1,200 × 600 (15 KB)	Mike Rohsopht	Reverted to version as of 04:17, 7 April 2022 (UTC)
	08:34, 10 July 2022	1,200 × 600 (62 KB)	My Keys Keys	Reverted to version as of 21:17, 18 February 2012 (UTC)
	13:15, 6 July 2022	1,200 × 600 (15 KB)	Shamran Azlam	Reverted to version as of 04:17, 7 April 2022 (UTC)
	12:33, 6 July 2022	1,200 × 600 (25 KB)	My Keys Keys	Reverted to version as of 14:40, 29 December 2020 (UTC)
	04:17, 7 April 2022	1,200 × 600 (15 KB)	Mike Rohsopht	Remade according to SLS 1:2020 (flag size number 5)
	14:40, 29 December 2020	1,200 × 600 (25 KB)	FDRMRZUSA	Fixed proportions and positions for elements, according to related sourced construction sheets: [http://www.vexilla-mundi.com/sri_lanka_flag.html] (Vexilla Mundi) and [https://www.fotw.info/flags/lk.html#constr] (Flags of the World). Re-optimized svg code before upload. No other changes.
	20:55, 28 December 2020	1,200 × 600 (24 KB)	FDRMRZUSA	Fixed position of the "lion" on X-axis only (Y-axis unchanged). Added viewbox. Re-optimized svg code before upload. No other changes.
	18:51, 28 December 2020	1,200 × 600 (20 KB)	FDRMRZUSA	Fixed path imperfection for the "lion" (sword). Optimized svg code with code cleanup and reduction. No other changes.
	16:29, 24 December 2018	1,200 × 600 (22 KB)	Tcfc2349	fixed
	01:39, 11 May 2017	1,200 × 600 (22 KB)	Zscout370	Update on colors (uses Munsell). Page 8 of SLS 693 and used http://pteromys.melonisland.net/munsell/ to choose the values.
	16:51, 15 July 2014	1,200 × 600 (22 KB)	SiBr4	Code
	21:17, 18 February 2012	1,200 × 600 (62 KB)	Zscout370	There was an issue with the display?
	17:29, 5 November 2011	1,200 × 600 (53 KB)	Zscout370	SLS 693 - National flag of Sri Lanka specifications (kept the lion pattern, but it was not in the right sizes and position.
	17:16, 5 November 2011	1,200 × 600 (55 KB)	Uvants2	Changed the shape of the lion, as per the Constitution of Sri Lanka[http://www.priu.gov.lk/Cons/1978Constitution/Schedle_2_Amd.html]
	08:45, 11 February 2010	1,200 × 600 (18 KB)	Zscout370	Munsell colors from http://www.eonet.ne.jp/~s-inoue/CO6_henkan/index-a.html (based from the document mentioned in this file)
	22:21, 4 January 2010	1,200 × 600 (23 KB)	Zscout370	The lion and sword came from File:Coat of arms of Sri Lanka.svg; I drew the leaves based on the document I was emailed. Not sure what to do about colors since they are in CIE and Munsell (I know the Japanese use Munsell, so we should ask them).
	20:36, 4 January 2010	1,200 × 600 (19 KB)	Zscout370	I received "SLS 693 - National flag of Sri Lanka" from the Sri Lanka Standards Institution. This is an overhaul of the image; working on minor details later. Colors will also come later, since they are in CIE and Munsell.
	11:29, 11 February 2006	1,000 × 500 (19 KB)	Vzb83~commonswiki	colours and the approximate size of the lion from http://www.flag.de/FOTW/flags/lk.html
	07:23, 5 February 2006	1,000 × 500 (24 KB)	Denelson83	More manageable dimensions
	08:46, 30 January 2006	992 × 496 (24 KB)	Denelson83	Colour corrected; animal image enlarged
	23:15, 24 November 2005	992 × 496 (23 KB)	Nightstallion	Flag of Sri Lanka from the [http://openclipart.org/ Open Clip Art] website. {{PD-OpenClipart}} Category:SVG flags