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10 Emalangeni Diamond jubilee of King Sobhuza II

Issuer Central Bank of Swaziland
Year 1981
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Composition Cotton paper
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Obverse description Portrait of King Sobhuza II in traditional attire at left, set against a multicolour guilloche underprint with a central rosette vignette bearing the numeral 10. At upper centre, the issuer inscription 'CENTRAL BANK OF SWAZILAND' is printed in bold letterpress, with the denomination 'LALISHUMI EMALANGENI' arched across the centre. A commemorative diamond-shaped panel at right reads 'DIAMOND JUBILEE / H.M. KING SOBHUZA II / 1921–1981', with a vignette of the Parliament building in Mbabane visible at lower centre, flanked by two elephant figures and two facsimile signatures of the Minister of Finance.
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Reverse description The reverse presents an intaglio vignette of the Havelock asbestos mine complex, with industrial headgear, processing buildings, and terraced hillside infrastructure rendered in fine line engraving. The issuer title 'CENTRAL BANK OF SWAZILAND' appears in bold at upper centre, with the denomination '10 / TEN EMALANGENI' at lower left. A decorative guilloche rosette is visible at upper left, and the overall colour scheme is predominantly blue-violet on a warm orange-brown underprint.
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Signature(s) J.F.L. Simelane / H.B.B. Oliver
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