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Line 25: The '''national emblem of [[Sri Lanka]]'''<ref>{{Citation \|title = National Emblem \|url = http://www.lankaembassy.jp/emblem.htm \|accessdate = October 28, 2010 \|publisher = Embassy of Sri Lanka to Japan \|ref = \|deadurl = yes \|archiveurl = https://archive.is/20080513124608/http://www.lankaembassy.jp/emblem.htm \|archivedate = 13 May 2008 \|df = dmy-all }}</ref><ref>{{Citation \|title = National Emblem \|url = http://www.srilankaconsulatela.com/SriLankaCountryInformation.aspx \|accessdate = October 28, 2010 \|publisher = Sri Lankan Consulate in Los Angeles \|ref = \|deadurl = yes \|archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20101107004430/http://www.srilankaconsulatela.com/SriLankaCountryInformation.aspx \|archivedate = 7 November 2010 \|df = dmy-all }}</ref> <ref>https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5f/Emblem_of_Sri_Lanka.svg/722px-Emblem_of_Sri_Lanka.svg.png</ref>is used by the State of Sri Lanka and the [[Sri Lankan government]] in connection with the administration and government of the country. The current emblem has been in use since 1972. Line 63 ⟶ 71: The [[crest (heraldry)\|crest]] is the [[Dharmacakra]], symbolizing the country's foremost place for [[Buddhism]] and just rule.<ref>{{Citation \|title = Our national symbols... \|url = http://www.sundayobserver.lk/2010/01/31/jun05.asp \|accessdate = October 28, 2010 \|publisher = Sunday Observer, Sri Lanka's English Newspaper with the largest circulation \|ref = \|deadurl = yes \|archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20100204215444/http://www.sundayobserver.lk/2010/01/31/jun05.asp \|archivedate = 4 February 2010 \|df = dmy-all }}</ref> Traditional [[Sinhala people\|Sinhalese]] heraldic symbols for the sun and the moon form the [[supporters]].