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Sri Lanka Navy 50th Anniversary Medal
The Sri Lanka Navy 50th Anniversary Medal ( Sinhala: ශ්රී ලංකා නාවික හමුදා 50වන සංවත්සර පදක්කම ''Śrī Laṃkā nāvika hamudā panasvana sangwathsara padakkama'') was presented to all ranks of the regular and volunteer servicepersons of the Sri Lanka Navy ta, இலங்கை கடற்படை , image = Sri Lanka Naval Seal.png , image_size = 180px , caption = Emblem of Sri Lanka Navy , dates = , c ... provided they have completed a minimum of ten years in service at any time during the period of 9 December 1999 to 8 December 2000, the year of the 50th anniversary of the Navy. External linksSri Lanka Navy References [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, இலங்கை, Ilaṅkai, translit-std=ISO ()), formerly known as Ceylon and officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an island country in South Asia. It lies in the Indian Ocean, southwest of the Bay of Bengal, and southeast of the Arabian Sea; it is separated from the Indian subcontinent by the Gulf of Mannar and the Palk Strait. Sri Lanka shares a maritime border with India and Maldives. Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte is its legislative capital, and Colombo is its largest city and financial centre. Sri Lanka has a population of around 22 million (2020) and is a multinational state, home to diverse cultures, languages, and ethnicities. The Sinhalese are the majority of the nation's population. The Tamils, who are a large minority group, have also played an influential role in the island's history. Other long established groups include the Moors, the Burghers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sri Lanka Navy
ta, இலங்கை கடற்படை , image = Sri Lanka Naval Seal.png , image_size = 180px , caption = Emblem of Sri Lanka Navy , dates = , country = , branch = , type = Navy , role = Naval warfare , size = 48,000 , anniversaries = Navy Day: 9 December , equipment = , start_date = , command_structure = Sri Lanka Armed Forces , decorations = ''Military awards and decorations of Sri Lanka'' , website = , commander1 = President Ranil Wickremesinghe , commander1_label = Commander-in-Chief , commander2 = Vice Admiral Nishantha Ulugetenne , commander2_label = Commander of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sri Lanka Army 25th Anniversary Medal
The Sri Lanka Army 25th Anniversary Medal ( Sinhala: ශ්රී ලංකා යුද්ධ හමුදා 25වන සංවත්සර පදක්කම ''Śrī Laṃkā yuddha hamudā visipasvana sangwathsara padakkama'') was presented to all ranks of the regular and volunteer servicepersons of the Sri Lanka Army ta, இலங்கை இராணுவம் , image = File:Sri Lanka Army Logo.png , image_size = 180px , caption = Emblem of the Sri Lanka Army , start_date ... provided they have completed a minimum of ten years in service by October 8, 1974, the year of the 25th anniversary of the Ceylon Army. External linksSri Lanka Army References {{Military awards and decorations of Sri Lanka[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sri Lanka Navy 25th Anniversary Medal
The Sri Lanka Navy 25th Anniversary Medal ( Sinhala: ශ්රී ලංකා නාවික හමුදා 25වන සංවත්සර පදක්කම ''Śrī Laṃkā nāvika hamudā visipasvana sangwathsara padakkama'') was awarded to all ranks of both the regular- and volunteer forces of the Sri Lanka Navy, as well as civilians employed within the Navy who have completed a minimum of ten years of service by any time point within the 9 December 1974 to 8 December 1975 period, the year of the 25th anniversary of the Navy. References External linksSri Lanka Navy See also *Sri Lanka Navy 50th Anniversary Medal
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Sri Lanka Air Force 25th Anniversary Medal
The Sri Lanka Air Force 25th Anniversary Medal ( Sinhala: ශ්රී ලංකා ගුවන් හමුදා 25වන සංවත්සර පදක්කම ''Śrī Laṃkā guwan hamudā visipasvana sangwathsara padakkama'') was awarded to all ranks of both the regular- and volunteer forces of the Sri Lanka Air Force The Sri Lanka Air Force (SLAF) ( si, ශ්රි ලංකා ගුවන් හමුදාව, Śrī Laṃkā guwan hamudāva; ta, இலங்கை விமானப்படை, Ilaṅkai vimāṉappaṭai) is the air arm and the yo ..., as well as civilians employed within the SLAF who were in service on the 2 March 1976, the date of the 25th anniversary of the SLAF. External linksSri Lanka Air Force References {{Military awards and decorations of Sri Lanka[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sri Lanka Army 50th Anniversary Medal
The Sri Lanka Army 50th Anniversary Medal ( Sinhala: ශ්රී ලංකා යුද්ධ හමුදා 50වන සංවත්සර පදක්කම ''Śrī Laṃkā yuddha hamudā panasvana sangwathsara padakkama'') was presented to all ranks of the regular and volunteer servicepersons of the Sri Lanka Army ta, இலங்கை இராணுவம் , image = File:Sri Lanka Army Logo.png , image_size = 180px , caption = Emblem of the Sri Lanka Army , start_date ... provided they have completed a minimum of ten years in service by October 8, 1999, the year of the 50th anniversary of the Ceylon Army. External linksSri Lanka Army References {{Military awards and decorations of Sri Lanka[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sri Lanka Air Force 50th Anniversary Medal
The Sri Lanka Air Force 50th Anniversary Medal ( Sinhala: ශ්රී ලංකා ගුවන් හමුදා 50වන සංවත්සර පදක්කම ''Śrī Laṃkā guwan hamudā panasvana sangwathsara padakkama'') was awarded to all ranks of both the regular- and volunteer forces of the Sri Lanka Air Force The Sri Lanka Air Force (SLAF) ( si, ශ්රි ලංකා ගුවන් හමුදාව, Śrī Laṃkā guwan hamudāva; ta, இலங்கை விமானப்படை, Ilaṅkai vimāṉappaṭai) is the air arm and the yo ..., as well as civilians employed within it serving on 2 March 2001, the year of the 50th anniversary of the Air Force. External linksSri Lanka Air Force References {{Military awards and decorations of Sri Lanka[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Queen Elizabeth II Coronation Medal
The Queen Elizabeth II Coronation Medal (french: link=no, Médaille du couronnement de la Reine Élizabeth II) is a commemorative medal instituted to celebrate the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II on 2 June 1953. Award This medal was awarded as a personal souvenir from the Queen to members of the Royal Family and selected officers of state, members of the Royal Household, government officials, mayors, public servants, local government officials, members of the navy, army, air force and police in Britain, her colonies and Dominions. It was also awarded to members of the Mount Everest expedition, two of whom reached the summit four days before the coronation. It was struck at the Royal Mint and issued immediately after the coronation. For Coronation and Jubilee medals, the practice up until 1977 was that the authorities in the United Kingdom decided on a total number to be produced, then allocated a proportion to each of the Commonwealth countries and Crown dependencies and othe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sri Lanka Navy 50th Anniversary Medal Ribbon Bar
Shri (; , ) is a Sanskrit term denoting resplendence, wealth and prosperity, primarily used as an honorific. The word is widely used in South and Southeast Asian languages such as Marathi, Malay (including Indonesian and Malaysian), Javanese, Balinese, Sinhala, Thai, Tamil, Telugu, Hindi, Nepali, Malayalam, Kannada, Sanskrit, Pali, Khmer, and also among Philippine languages. It is usually transliterated as ''Sri'', ''Sree'', ''Shri'', Shiri, Shree, ''Si'', or ''Seri'' based on the local convention for transliteration. The term is used in Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia as a polite form of address equivalent to the English "Mr." in written and spoken language, but also as a title of veneration for deities or as honorific title for local rulers. Shri is also another name for Lakshmi, the Hindu goddess of wealth, while a ''yantra'' or a mystical diagram popularly used to worship her is called Shri Yantra. Etymology Monier-Williams Dictionary gives the meaning of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ribbon Bar
A medal ribbon, service ribbon or ribbon bar is a small ribbon, mounted on a small metal bar equipped with an attaching device, which is generally issued for wear in place of a medal when it is not appropriate to wear the actual medal. Each country's government has its own rules on what ribbons can be worn in what circumstances and in which order. This is usually defined in an official document and is called "the order of precedence" or "the order of wearing." In some countries (particularly in North America and in Israel), some awards are "ribbon only," having no associated medal. Design According to the U.S. Defense Logistics Agency (DLA), the U.S. military's standard size for a ribbon bar is wide, tall, with a thickness of 0.8 mm. The service ribbon for a specific medal is usually identical to the suspension ribbon on the medal. For example, the suspension and service ribbon for the U.S. government's Purple Heart medal is purple with a white vertical stripe at eac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sinhala Language
Sinhala ( ; , ''siṁhala'', ), sometimes called Sinhalese (), is an Indo-Aryan languages, Indo-Aryan language primarily spoken by the Sinhalese people of Sri Lanka, who make up the largest ethnic group on the island, numbering about 16 million. Sinhala is also spoken as the first language by other ethnic groups in Sri Lanka, totalling about 2 million people as of 2001. It is written using the Sinhala script, which is a Brahmic scripts, Brahmic script closely related to the Grantha script of South India. Sinhala is one of the official and national languages of Sri Lanka. Along with Pali, it played a major role in the development of Theravada, Theravada Buddhist literature. The early form of the Sinhala language, is attested as early as the 3rd century BCE. The language of these inscriptions with long vowels and aspirated consonants is a Prakrit similar to Magadhi, a regional associate of the Middle Indian Prakrits that has been used during the time of the Buddha. The closest ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Military Awards And Decorations Of Sri Lanka
The Sri Lankan Armed Forces award medals and their associated ribbon bars in recognition of various levels of service, personal accomplishments and commemorative events while a regular- or volunteer serviceperson is a member of the Sri Lanka Army, Sri Lanka Navy and the Sri Lanka Air Force. Together with military badges, such awards are a means to outwardly display the highlights of a serviceperson's career. Medals for gallantry * Parama Weera Vibhushanaya (Order of Absolute Heroism) * Weerodara Vibhushanaya (Order of Heroism) * Weera Wickrama Vibhushanaya (Order of Heroic Valor) * Rana Wickrama Padakkama (War Valor Medal) * Rana Sura Padakkama (War Champion Medal) Sri Lanka orders * Vishista Seva Vibhushanaya (Distinguished Service Order) * Karyakshama Seva Vibhushanaya (Efficient Service Order) (Sri Lanka Army Volunteer Force) * Prashansaniya Seva Vibhushanaya (Commendable Service Order) (Sri Lanka Volunteer Naval Force) Wound medals * Uththama Pooja Pranama Padakkama (Me ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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