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1 Cent - Mswati III 1st portrait
| Issuer | Kingdom of Swaziland (1968-2018) |
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| Year | 1986 |
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| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
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| Reverse description | A centrally positioned pineapple plant with ripened fruit and broad arching leaves dominates the field, serving as a symbol of Swaziland's agricultural heritage. The denomination numeral 1 appears to the left and the word CENT below it, while the date 1986 is inscribed to the right, all in Latin characters set against a plain field. |
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| Reverse lettering | 1 CENT 1986 |
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Swaziland's switch to copper plated steel for the one cent reflected broader regional trends in base metal coinage during the 1980s, driven by the rising cost of bronze. The 1986 issue falls early in Mswati III's reign — he assumed the throne in April of that year at age eighteen, following the death of his father Sobhuza II and a contested regency period that lasted nearly four years.
Sobhuza II had ruled for over sixty years, the longest verified reign of any monarch in recorded history. The transition to a teenage king after such a reign made even minor coinage updates politically charged.