Flag of North Eastern Province, Sri Lanka

North Eastern Province
Proportion2:3
Adopted1987
DesignA symbol of the Sun in the centre with three vertical stripes red, white and green.

The flag of North Eastern Province, was adopted for the North Eastern Province of Sri Lanka in 1987. The flag was disused after 31 December 2006.

History

It was used until 31 December 2006, when the province was abolished and separated into the Northern and Eastern Provinces, with the Supreme Court ruling that by 2007 the 1987 order of merging the two provinces, under the Indo-Sri Lanka Accord, Northern and Eastern was illegal and therefore the two provinces must be administered separately. This meant two separate flags for the Northern and Eastern provinces.[1]

Symbolism

The flag of the North Eastern Province is similar to the current Flag of Northern Province. It has a symbol of the Sun in the middle of the flag, with three vertical stripes red, white and green.[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Two separate flags for de-merged NPCand EPC". The Island. Archived from the original on 3 January 2018. Retrieved 9 December 2011.
  2. ^ Macdonald, Ian. "Northeast Province (Sri Lanka)". FOTW. Retrieved 9 December 2011.