Catalog
2 Emalangeni
| Issuer | Central Bank of Swaziland |
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| Year | 1987 |
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| Currency | Lilangeni (1974-date) |
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| Obverse description | At left, an intaglio portrait of King Mswati III in traditional attire, flanked by the national shield vignette; at centre, a background vignette of the Parliament building in Mbabane with the Swazi coat of arms and motto 'SIYINQABA' below, accompanied by two facsimile signatures for the Minister for Finance and the Governor. Denomination numeral '2' appears at each corner against a guilloche underprint, with the bank title 'CENTRAL BANK OF SWAZILAND' in bold lettering across the top and the legal tender inscription above the denomination in red letterpress. |
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| Obverse lettering | CENTRAL BANK OF SWAZILAND THIS NOTE IS LEGAL TENDER FOR LAMABILI EMALANGENI MINISTER FOR FINANCE GOVERNOR SIYINQABA 2 |
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The P#13 2 Emalangeni belongs to Swaziland's second substantive note series, introduced after the lilangeni had stabilized sufficiently for the Central Bank to move away from the transitional designs of the late 1970s. Thomas De La Rue had printed Swazi currency since the kingdom's earliest independent issues, and the relationship gave the series a consistency of production quality across denominations.
The B.S. Dlamini signature here is Barnabas Sibusiso Dlamini, who later served two separate terms as Prime Minister of Swaziland — an unusual career arc for a central bank governor.