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The flag of Central Province, was adopted for the Central Province of Sri Lanka on 14 November 1987.
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| Use | Civil and state flag |
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| Proportion | 2:3 |
| Adopted | 14 November 1987 |
| Design | Yellow lion in the center of a red square background of a white flag, with images of the Sun and the Moon to the left of the lion and "Central Province" written in three languages. |
Symbolism
editThe Central Province flag, like many of the other provincial flags depicts the image of a yellow lion in the center. It is on a red square background and again bordered by a yellow border. The red square background is on a white flag yet again bordered by a dotted yellow pattern and red and brown stripes. To the left of the lion are the images of the Sun and the Moon, with a face on the Sun and a rabbit on the moon. The flag has the Central Province written on it three times, in Sinhala, at the top and Tamil and English on the bottom.