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Flag Lesotho, in 36 editions.

The entry for Lesotho published Flag in 36 editions of 36, from 1990 to 2025. The text changed in 10 editions. Each is shown as published. Flag in every entry.

editions changed the text
10
the first edition with it
1990
the latest edition with it
2025

Published as “Flag” (1990 to 2025) and “Flag description” (1997 to 2024).

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2014 edition

Same as 2013

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The same text in 16 editions, 2006 to 2021.

Published as “Flag description”

  • three horizontal stripes of blue (top), white, and green in the proportions of 3:4:3;
  • the colors represent rain, peace, and prosperity respectively;
  • centered in the white stripe is a black Basotho hat representing the indigenous people;
  • the flag was unfurled in October 2006 to celebrate 40 years of independence

Rewritten: too little of the 2005 text remains to mark the changes.
three horizontal stripes of blue (top), white, and green in the proportions of 3:4:3; the colors represent rain, peace, and prosperity respectively; centered in the white stripe is a black Basotho hat representing the indigenous people; the flag was unfurled in October 2006 to celebrate 40 years of independence

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Central Intelligence Agency. “Lesotho: Flag.” The World Factbook, 1990–2025 editions. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/lesotho/flag.

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