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Lesotho Flag
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Emblem
Horizontal Stripes
How to identify it
Blue, white and green horizontal bands with a black Basotho hat, the mokorotlo, in the centre of the white.
Design and construction
- Adoption and legal status
- The present flag was adopted on the fortieth anniversary of independence in 2006.
History of the design
Its central black mokorotlo replaced the shield and weapons of the 1987 military-era flag.
Sources
References for the design and any additional notes on this page.
- Lesotho: flag history and construction; Flags of the World (FOTW)