Sri Lanka Rathna

The Sri Lanka Rathna (Sinhala: 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[3]
Hosel Norota[3]
Sir Michael Morris[3]
Michael Ondaatje[3]
N. Ram[3]
S. D. Muni[3]
Tetsuya Hino[3]
Thilo W. Hoffmann[3]

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References

Gunawardena, Charles A. (2005). Encyclopedia Of Sri Lanka. Sterling Publishers Pvt. Ltd. p. 254.
"Deshamanya for 14 Lankans". Sundaytimes. Retrieved 10 July 2013.
"National Honours Part 2" (PDF). Government Press. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 December 2014. Retrieved 10 July 2013.

External links

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[Gunawardena-1] Gunawardena, Charles A. (2005). Encyclopedia Of Sri Lanka. Sterling Publishers Pvt. Ltd. p. 254.

[1998_list-2] "Deshamanya for 14 Lankans". Sundaytimes. Retrieved 10 July 2013.

[2005_list_part2-3] "National Honours Part 2" (PDF). Government Press. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 December 2014. Retrieved 10 July 2013.