Emblem of Sri Lanka

The coat of arms of Sri Lanka was adopted in the existing form today after the founding of the Republic of Sri Lanka in 1972.

It shows, in a circular, white -blue-white -rimmed plaque in a red border golden lion holding a sword in his right front paw. Behind protrude the 16 petals of a lotus in a gold - blue-gold -rimmed blue circle. This circle is surrounded by two golden ears of rice in white, which are in turn surrounded by a golden ring. The ears of rice grow together with two smaller, hanging from a golden vase that bears the badge and stands on a golden pedestal. Above the central plaque is a smaller, golden with a blue Dharmachakra. At the sides of the vase are two more small, blaugeränderte red plaques that show a golden moon and its golden sun with faces. The entire coat of arms is surrounded by a blue line.

The lion, which is also shown in the flag of Sri Lanka dates back to the banner of the last king of Kandy. Rice is the most important agricultural product of the country, all other symbols are from the Buddhist tradition of the Sinhalese majority population: the blue dial, displayed in a different form in the flag of India, represents the Buddhist teachings, its eight spokes symbolizing the eightfold path. The Lotus (Nelumbo nucifera ) is a symbol of purity, sun and moon finally (which can also be found in the flag of Nepal ) symbolize longevity.

The coat of arms follows less European heraldic principles, but is similar in shape more like a mandala. It was created after the founding of the Republic of Sri Lanka by a six -member commission, modeled on the coat of arms of the Dominion of Ceylon. This older, simpler coat of arms, had been confirmed by the independence of the state from the College of Arms in 1954, despite his unheraldischen shape.

The coat of arms of the British colony of Ceylon and the older Dutch colony showed an elephant head between palm trees. The front legs of the elephant in the Dutch coat of arms were covered with two shields, on which the coats of arms of eight cities in the island of Ceylon were united.

British colonial coat of arms (1802-1948)

Dutch colonial coat of arms (1702-1796)

Portuguese colonial coat of arms ( - 1658)

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