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10 Maloti - Moshoeshoe II Monument of King Moshoeshoe I
| Issuer | Central Bank of Lesotho |
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| Year | 1979-1980 |
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| Diameter | 38.61 mm |
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| Obverse description | Uniformed bust of King Moshoeshoe II facing slightly left, depicted wearing a peaked military cap with gold braid and epaulettes, a bearded effigy rendered in high relief. The legend KINGDOM OF LESOTHO arcs across the upper field, while H.M. MOSHOESHOE II and the date 1979 arc around the lower portion of the design. A beaded border frames the entire composition. |
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| Reverse description | Seated effigy of King Moshoeshoe I, founder of the Basotho nation, depicted in traditional dress and holding a knobkerrie sceptre, facing left in profile. The figure is rendered in detailed relief occupying the left portion of the field. The denomination 10 appears prominently in large numerals to the upper right, with MALOTI inscribed directly below. A beaded border encircles the design, and the country name LESOTHO appears along the lower rim. |
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Issued to mark the centenary of the death of Moshoeshoe I, the Basotho king who founded the nation now called Lesotho and famously secured its protection under the British Crown in 1868 — a move that kept it from absorption into Boer or British South African territory and ultimately preserved its existence as a separate sovereign state into the modern era. He died in March 1870.
The .925 silver commemorative program from this period was produced at the British Royal Mint on contract, a common arrangement for smaller Commonwealth-affiliated nations lacking their own minting infrastructure.