Old Flag Of Lesotho

The current national flag of lesotho adopted on the 40th anniversary of lesotho s independence on 4 october 2006 features a horizontal blue white and green tricolour with a black mokorotlo in the center.

Old flag of lesotho. It was a traditional brown basotho shield along with an azagaya spear and mace. The symbolism of the colours is. The old flag was flown at last month s nedbank johannesburg city marathon which was dominated by lesotho athletes. Muso oa lesotho is an enclaved country within the border of south africa along with the vatican city and san marino it is one of only three independent states completely surrounded by the territory of another country and the only one outside the italian peninsula and.

Lesotho l ə ˈ s uː t uː sotho pronunciation. 1 of 1987 and hoisted for the first time on january 20 1987. The last change to the current lesotho flag design was in 2006. Colour meaning blue represents the sky o.

The original design of the flag featured a brown mokorotlo image but this was later changed to the current black mokorotlo image. The lesotho flag is a vertical triband with in the center an enblem. Lesotho adopted its first flag on october 4th 1966 on the day the country gained independence. Lesotho changed its national flag in 2006 when it dumped the one introduced by the military government in 1986 after overthrowing the basotho national party.

It was promulgated through the national flag order no. Lesotho flag history and meaning. The proportion of the lesotho flag is 2 3. Old fashioned retro styled leather suitcase with flag of lesotho on label.

The laaa said they were shocked that athletics south africa asa had continued to use the old flag associated with military rule. The used colors in the flag are blue green white black. The first use of the current flag design was in 2006. People in lesotho wear the mokorotlo as a reflection of their national identity.

Lɪˈsʊːtʰʊ officially the kingdom of lesotho sotho. The current national lesotho flag which was adopted on the 40th anniversary of lesotho s independence on october 4 2006 has three colors. Blured and light background. The flag of lesotho was adopted in 2006.

The lesotho flag is based on the traditional motto of the lesotho nation. White occupies the top triangular half with diagonal traversing from left bottom corner adjoining the hoist. The old national flag of lesotho was replaced in 2006 was designed by sergeant retselisitsoe matete and adopted the 20 of january of 1987 after a military coup that overthrew to the national party basotho after 20 years in the power. At independence the kingdom of lesotho adopted a new national flag.

A blue flag proportions of 3 2 with at the hoist green and red vertical stripes and a white mokorotlo the basotho hat in the centre of the blue field. This flag was used in basutoland until it gained independence on 4 october 1966 as the kingdom of lesotho. The design is intended to reflect a state that is both at peace both internally and with its only neighbour south africa replacing the old flag design that featured a military emblem of a shield spear and knobkerrie. On another label that is affixed over the first label there are five stars.