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10 Maloti - Moshoeshoe II Decade For Women
| Issuer | Central Bank of Lesotho |
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| Year | 1985 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
| Obverse lettering | KINGDOM OF LESOTHO H.M. KING MOSHOESHOE II 1985 |
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The UN Decade for Women (1976–1985) prompted a wave of commemorative issues from member states, most of them forgettable. Lesotho's entry is notable mostly for the political backdrop: Moshoeshoe II was by 1985 a largely ceremonial figure, having been stripped of executive authority following the 1966 independence constitution and intermittently forced into exile by Leabua Jonathan's government. The king's appearance on a women's rights commemorative issued under a government that had suspended his powers carries a quiet irony the catalog entry rarely acknowledges.