Coat of arms of Lesotho

National coat of arms of the Kingdom of Lesotho

Coat of arms of Lesotho

Versions

1966–2006

Armiger| Letsie III, King of Lesotho
Adopted| 4 October 2006
Compartment| The summit of Thaba Bosiu
Motto| Khotso, Pula, Nala
"Peace, Rain, Prosperity"

The coat of arms of Lesotho was adopted on 4 October 2006, after Lesotho's 40th anniversary of independence. Pictured is a crocodile on a Basotho shield. This is the symbol of the dynasty of Lesotho's largest ethnicity, the Bakoena. Behind the shield there are two crossed weapons, an assegai (lance) and a knobkierie (club). To the left and right of the shield are supporters of the shield, two Basotho horses. In the foreground there is a ribbon with the national motto of Lesotho: Khotso, Pula, Nala (Sesotho, to English: Peace, Rain, Prosperity). The crocodile on the shield has been retained from the arms of Basutoland, the predecessor to Lesotho.

## Colonial Basutoland

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The colony of Basutoland was granted a coat of arms on 20 March 1951. These arms depicted a crocodile and featured the motto KHOTSO KE NALA (Peace is Prosperity).

* Coat of arms of colonial Basutoland

## See also

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* Flag of Lesotho

## External links

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* Flags of the World - Lesotho: Coats of Arms

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