Lesotho Coats of Arms

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Lesotho Coat of Arms

On independence on 4 October 1966 the Kingdom of Lesotho adopted a new Coat of Arms. Details of the new symbols were published in the Government Gazette Extraordinary of 30 September 1966 and are as follows:
ARMS: On a Lesotho shield Or, a crocodile embowed proper; behind the shield a thyrsus of Ostrich feathers erect and a barbed assegai and knobkerrie in saltire Or.
SUPPORTERS: On a compartment below the shield representing the summit of Thaba Bosiu, two horses proper.
MOTTO: Khotso Pula Nala (Peace, Rain, Prosperity)
Bruce Berry, 19 February 1998

Although the flag changed in 1987, the coat of arms remained the same.
Nthakoana, 21 May 1998

Basutoland Coat of Arms