Flag of France

Painted Flag Design of France Flag

Some flag facts about the flag of France:

• Tricolour design featuring three vertical bands of blue ( hoist side ), white and red
• Known as the French Tricolour or the Tricolour
• Blue and red are the traditional colors of Paris. Blue is identified with Saint Martin and red with Saint Denis
• Blue and red cockades on hats were used by the Paris militia at the storming of the Bastille in 1789
• White had been featured as a prominent color on Franch flags and described by Lafayette as the “ancient French colour”
• White was added to the revolutionary colours of the militia to nationalize the design, creating the tricolor
• The colours may also represent the clergy ( white ), the nobility ( red ) and the bourgeoisie ( blue ), as well as symbolize freedom ( blue ), equality ( white ) and brotherhood ( red )
• Officially adopted on July 1830, used as Napoleon Army flag in 1812

Flag of Lesotho

Painted Flag Design of Lesotho Flag

Some flag facts about the flag of Lesotho:

• The Lesotho flag design features a horizontal blue, white, and green tricolor with a black Mokorotlo ( a Basotho hat )
• The Mokorotlo hat is part of the national dress of Lesotho and a national symbol
• The flag was introduced to honour the 40th anniversary of independence and intended to reflect the peaceful orientation for the country
• Officially adopted on October 4, 2006