Flag of Lesotho

Country

Flag of Lesotho uses horizontal tricolour with a black mokorotlo hat. Ratio 2:3 and current adoption October 4, 2006.

Hoist Ratio 2:3 Fly

Flag Reference

Flag	Flag of Lesotho
Entity Type	Country
Official Name	Kingdom of Lesotho
Identifier	LS / LSO
Region	Southern Africa

Flag Specifications

Current Adoption	October 4, 2006
First Documented Use	2006
Proportion	2:3
Shape	Rectangle
Colours	Blue, White, Green, Black
Construction	Horizontal tricolour with a black mokorotlo hat

Documented Colour Values

Colour	HEX	RGB	CMYK
Blue	#00209F	0, 32, 159	100, 80, 0, 38
White	#FFFFFF	255, 255, 255	0, 0, 0, 0
Green	#009543	0, 149, 67	100, 0, 55, 42
Black	#000000	0, 0, 0	0, 0, 0, 100

Design and Symbolism

Blue	rain and the sky.
White	peace.
Green	prosperity and the land.
Black	the people of Lesotho.
Mokorotlo	The traditional Basotho straw hat, the emblem of the nation — placed on the flag in 2006 to mark forty years of peaceful independence.

Proportions

Ratio	2:3
Hoist	2 units
Fly	3 units

About the Flag of Lesotho

Horizontal tricolour with a black mokorotlo hat The recorded proportion is 2:3. Within this library it is grouped with horizontal tricolour with a central emblem designs.

Colours and construction

The reference palette stored for Lesotho is Blue (#00209F), White (#FFFFFF), Green (#009543) and Black (#000000). The colour table above is intended for digital reference; where an issuing authority publishes a different colour standard, that specification takes precedence.

Symbols and recorded meaning

Mokorotlo: The traditional Basotho straw hat, the emblem of the nation — placed on the flag in 2006 to mark forty years of peaceful independence.

History and adoption record

The design record traces first use to 2006. The adoption field for the present record is October 4, 2006.

Additional flag context

The current flag was adopted in 2006 for the fortieth anniversary of independence, replacing a design with a diagonal division and a shield.

The black mokorotlo hat in the centre is the conical straw hat worn across the country, and is the national symbol in a way few flag charges are.

The redesign deliberately removed all military imagery from the previous flag, which had shown a shield, spear and knobkerrie.

How to identify this flag

For quick identification, look for Horizontal tricolour with a black mokorotlo hat, a 2:3 proportion and the visible mokorotlo. Use the comparison and design-family links on this page when another flag has a similar palette or layout.

Verification sources

Flags of the World — Lesotho — Specialist vexillological reference

Other horizontal tricolour with a central emblem flags

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Facts about the Flag of Lesotho

Lesotho is recorded as horizontal tricolour with a black mokorotlo hat.
The reference proportion for the flag of Lesotho is 2:3.
The stored palette for Lesotho contains Blue, White, Green and Black.
The adoption field for this country flag record is October 4, 2006.
The design record traces first use to 2006.
Its construction is grouped with the horizontal tricolour with a central emblem design family in this library.
Mokorotlo: The traditional Basotho straw hat, the emblem of the nation — placed on the flag in 2006 to mark forty years of peaceful independence.
The current flag was adopted in 2006 for the fortieth anniversary of independence, replacing a design with a diagonal division and a shield.
The black mokorotlo hat in the centre is the conical straw hat worn across the country, and is the national symbol in a way few flag charges are.

Frequently Asked Questions about the Flag of Lesotho

What does the flag of Lesotho look like?

Horizontal tricolour with a black mokorotlo hat, with a recorded proportion of 2:3.

What proportion is recorded for the flag of Lesotho?

The reference proportion stored for this flag is 2:3.

Which colours are recorded for the flag of Lesotho?

The reference palette lists Blue #00209F, White #FFFFFF, Green #009543 and Black #000000.

What do the symbols on the flag of Lesotho represent?

Mokorotlo — The traditional Basotho straw hat, the emblem of the nation — placed on the flag in 2006 to mark forty years of peaceful independence.

When was the present flag record for Lesotho adopted?

The adoption field in this record is October 4, 2006.

Which design family does the flag of Lesotho belong to?

WorldFlags.online groups it with horizontal tricolour with a central emblem designs for visual browsing; that classification describes construction, not necessarily historical ancestry.

Where can I verify information about the flag of Lesotho?

The verification-source section on this page links to an official, governmental or specialist reference used to check the underlying record. Source wording is not copied into the article.