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1 Sente - Moshoeshoe II
| Issuer | Central Bank of Lesotho |
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| Year | 1979-1989 |
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| Value | 1 Sente |
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| Obverse description | Uniformed bust of King Moshoeshoe II facing slightly left, depicted in military dress uniform with epaulettes and wearing glasses, set within a beaded inner border. The legend 'KINGDOM OF LESOTHO' arcs along the upper periphery, while 'H.M. MOSHOESHOE II' and the date '1979' curve along the lower right, all in raised Latin characters. The portrait is rendered in a realistic style with fine engraved detail on the uniform and insignia. Bullet-shaped beading frames the entire design. |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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Lesotho's first decimal coinage series, introduced in 1979, was tied directly to the country's break from the South African rand system following the establishment of the Central Bank of Lesotho in 1978. The loti and its subunits replaced the rand at par, a politically significant act for a nation entirely landlocked within South Africa during the apartheid period. The sente denominations were struck at the Royal Mint in Llantrisant, Wales, through much of the series run.