| Coat of arms of Lesotho | |
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| Versions | |
.svg) 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.