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Is the elephant a national symbol of Sri Lanka?

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Well Yes and No. Officially its not, but the elephant holds such significance both culturally and historically that its hard to ignore its importance and symbolism. This is the official symbol of Sri lanka. read more

No. Lion is a national symbol of Sri Lanka. The grizzled giant squirrel is the national animal of Sri Lanka, but not a national symbol. Even though the elephants are not a national symbol of Sri Lanka, they are one of the major tourist attractions of the country. read more

National emblem of Sri Lanka: The national emblem of Sri Lanka used by Sri Lankan government is in connection with the administrative purpose and government of the country. The current republican emblem was adopted in 1972 after the country was declared as a republic state. read more

The Elephant figure was placed on many coin of ancient Sri Lanka. Next to the figure on prehistoric cave painting, the remains of earliest representation of elephant is perhaps on the coins. Of the hundreds of coins examined by me with an elephant figure, the earliest dated is published in the book Hus Ebu Kasi-Sirisoma & Amarasinghe, as coin number 148, pg 85. read more

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