Sri Lanka Mitra Vibhushana

Sri Lanka Mitra Vibhushana
ශ්‍රී ලංකා මිත්‍ර විභූෂණ
சிறீ லங்கா மித்ர விபூஷண
Sri Lanka Mitra Vibhushana; ශ්‍රී ලංකා මිත්‍ර විභූෂණ; சிறீ லங்கா மித்ர விபூஷண;
Awarded by ; ; The Government of Sri Lanka
Type	Title of honor/Order of merit
Established	2008
Eligibility	Foreign nationals
Criteria	Exceptional and distinguished service to the nation
Status	Currently constituted
Statistics
First induction	2008
Last induction	2014
Total inductees	3
Precedence
Next (higher)	Veera Prathapa
Next (lower)	Sri Lanka Rathna
	; Ribbon of the medal; ;

The Sri Lanka Mitra Vibhushana (Sinhala: ශ්‍රී ලංකා මිත්‍ර විභූෂණ, Decoration of Sri Lankan Friendship) is a Sri Lankan honour, for Heads of State and Heads of Government with which Sri Lanka has friendly relations "in appreciation of their friendship towards and solidarity with the people of Sri Lanka". The recipient of the honour is awarded a citation and a silver medal, which is to be worn around the neck, studded and adorned with nine kinds of Sri Lankan gems (Nawaratna) with the symbols of a lotus, the globe, sun, moon and sheaves of rice. The ribbon on medal is 6.5 cm (2.6 in) wide. The honour takes precedence over the National Honours awarded to non–Sri Lankans, and will be awarded by the President as and when he/she deems fit. The names of all the recipients are contained in a register maintained under the direction of the President for the recipient of National Honours granted to Sri Lankans. The honour was introduced in February 2008 by President Mahinda Rajapaksa.^[1]