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| Proportion | 2:3 |
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| Adopted | 4 October 2006 |
| Design | A horizontal triband of blue, white and green in proportions 3:4:3;[1] charged with a black mokorotlo (a Basotho hat) centred on the white band. |
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| Use | Royal Standard |
The current national flag of Lesotho, adopted on the 40th anniversary of Lesotho's independence on 4 October 2006,[2] features a horizontal blue, white, and green tricolour with a black mokorotlo (a Basotho hat) in the center. The design is intended to reflect a state that is both at peace internally and with its only neighbour South Africa, replacing the old flag design that featured a military emblem of a shield, spear and knobkerrie.[3][4]
- ^ "Lesotho Flag".
- ^ "Flag of Lesotho".
- ^ "Lesotho unfurls 'peaceful' flag". BBC News. 2006-10-04.
- ^ "Senators give new flag green light". The Lesotho Government Portal. Archived from the original on 2008-12-08. Retrieved 2006-10-05.