Sri Lanka Rathna Explained

The Sri Lanka Rathna (si|ශ්‍රී ලංකා රත්න) is a national honour of Sri Lanka for foreigners or non nationals, awarded "for exceptional and outstanding service to the nation".^[1] It comprises a citation and a gold medal studded with nine "navaratnas" (Sri Lankan gems) with a Manel symbol (the country's national flower).

Awardees

Awardees include:

1998

• Susumu Saegi^[2]

2005

• Bernard de Gaulle^[3]
• David C. Sanders
• Hosel Norota
• Sir Michael Morris
• Michael Ondaatje
• N. Ram
• S. D. Muni
• Tetsuya Hino
• Thilo W. Hoffmann

2019

• Yasushi Akashi

Notes and References

1. Book: Gunawardena, Charles A.. Encyclopedia Of Sri Lanka. 2005. Sterling Publishers Pvt. Ltd. 254. 9781932705485.
2. Web site: Deshamanya for 14 Lankans. Sundaytimes. 10 July 2013.
3. Web site: National Honours Part 2. Government Press. 10 July 2013. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20141230234817/http://documents.gov.lk/Extgzt/2005/pdf/Nov/1418-8/1418-8e/2.pdf. 30 December 2014.