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1 Loti - Moshoeshoe II Silver Jubilee
| Issuer | Lesotho |
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| Year | 1985 |
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| Value | 1 Loti |
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| Obverse description | Uniformed effigy of King Moshoeshoe II facing one-quarter left, depicted in full military dress uniform with epaulettes, decorations, and a peaked cap. The portrait occupies the central field against a mirror-polished proof background. The circular legend around the periphery reads KINGDOM OF LESOTHO at the top and H.M. MOSHOESHOE II 1985 along the lower arc, separated by raised dots. A beaded border frames the entire design. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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Moshoeshoe II's Silver Jubilee in 1985 marked twenty-five years since Lesotho's preparation for independence, though the king himself had a turbulent relationship with actual political power — he was twice deposed by Prime Minister Leabua Jonathan and later by military coup, spending periods in exile before his death under disputed circumstances in 1996. This commemorative was issued by a government that had effectively sidelined the monarch it was ostensibly celebrating.