Lesotho: Basutoland protectorate flags

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• High Commissioner of Basutoland, Bechuanaland and Swaziland
• Resident Commissioner of Basutoland
• Basutoland badge 1951-1966

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• Lesotho

High Commissioner of Basutoland, Bechuanaland and Swaziland

by Jaume Ollé, 8 June 1997

Prior to independence on 4 October 1966, Lesotho was the British Crown Colony of Basutoland.
The Crown Colony of Basutoland was administered through the Office of the High Commissioner in South Africa which was created by Letters Patent in 1878. The High Commissioner was charged with the conduct of British relations with the