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Sri Lanka National Guard

Country Before Self

SRI LANKA NATIONAL GUARD THE FLAG OF THE REGIMENT

As there is a flag and an emblem for every Regiment of the Sri Lanka Army, Sri Lanka National Guard too has a flag and an emblem. Every person from the Commanding Officer to the junior most other rankers should consider the Regimental flag and the emblem as noble and should honor and salute them while the Regimental flag and the emblem comprise the code led by the Regimental motto

Colors of the flag

Naval blue color : Loyalty
White color : Peace
Red color : Combative Spirit
Width of one color is 16 inches : 6 feet in length
Size of the lag : 4 feet in width

Motto of the Regiment - "COUNTRY BEFORE SELF "

Designed by - Lieutenant colonel DSC Ganegoda KSV SLASC(Retd)

Regimental flag and the emblem shall be a noble object which should be honored and preserved so as to reflect the dignity of the Regiment. The Emblem

In the middle of the vertical emblem there is a Lion looking at the left direction bearing a sword. In its background there is a convex shield. On the either side of the shield there two gold colored ears of paddy and in the lower part of the shield there is a portion where the name and the motto is the Regiment is mentioned .Outside the shield there are two swords which crossed each other at the top. These two swords are held by two lion paws in the lower part of the emblem. Introduction of other symbols used for the emblem

Lion : Reflecting the nation
Shield : Protecting the nation from enemies
Two gold coloured ears of paddy : Prosperity of the nation and the Regiment
Two swords which crossed each other at the top : Providing perfect protection to the nation
Name of the Regiment in Sinhala is : ශ්‍රි ලංකා ජාතික ආරක්ෂක බලමුළුව
Motto of the Regiment in Sinhala is : ස්වාර්ථයට පෙර දේශය

Finishing and combination of colours

This emblem is made of Aluminum metal and only gold and silver colours are used in order to colour the symbols of the emblem.

Lion : Gold colour
Convex Shield : Silver Colour
Portion where the name and the motto of the Regiment : Silver Colour
Letters : Silver Colour
Two ears of paddy : Gold Colour
Two paws holding the sword : Gold colour
Two complete swords : Silver Colour