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1 Maloti - Moshoeshoe II FAO
| Issuer | Central Bank of Lesotho |
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| Year | 1969 |
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| Currency | Non-circulating Loti (1966-1980) |
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| Obverse description | Bare-headed effigy of King Moshoeshoe II facing right, wearing traditional Basotho attire with feathered headdress and beaded necklace. Four small six-pointed stars are positioned symmetrically in the field, two on each side of the portrait. The legend LESOTHO 1969 arcs along the upper rim, and the name MOSHOESHOE is inscribed along the lower rim. A beaded border runs along the inner edge of the coin. |
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| Edge | Reeded |
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Struck to commemorate the FAO's campaign to improve global food production, this piece was part of a coordinated multinational issue in which dozens of countries released coins simultaneously in 1969 — one of the FAO's most ambitious numismatic programs. Lesotho had gained independence from British protection only two years earlier, in 1966, making this among the earliest gold issues from the newly sovereign state.
Mintages for Lesotho's FAO gold were extremely small, produced primarily for collectors and diplomatic presentation rather than any circulation purpose.