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1 Maloti - Moshoeshoe II Independence Attained
| Issuer | Lesotho |
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| Year | 1966 |
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| Shape | Round |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Mint | Pretoria Mint, South Africa |
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Lesotho achieved independence from Britain on October 4, 1966, ending nearly a century of rule as the protectorate of Basutoland. This gold issue was struck specifically for that occasion — a commemorative release, not a circulation piece, produced for an audience of collectors rather than the mountain kingdom's own population.
The .917 fineness matches the traditional 22-karat crown gold standard, a deliberate choice signaling continuity with established sovereign coinage conventions at the moment of a new nation's first numismatic statement.