Catalog
20 Emalangeni
| Issuer | Central Bank of Swaziland |
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| Year | 2010-2017 |
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| Currency | Lilangeni (1974-date) |
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| Obverse description | The left portion of the note is dominated by a large intaglio portrait of King Mswati III in traditional attire against a purple and grey guilloche underprint with circular geometric motifs. At centre, the national coat of arms — supported by a lion and an elephant with the motto "SIYINQABA" on the ribbon — is set within a yellow guilloche medallion, above which the bank name "CENTRAL BANK OF SWAZILAND" is printed in bold dark lettering. Two facsimile signatures appear below the coat of arms, identifying the Minister for Finance and the Governor, with the denomination numeral "20" repeated at left and right in contrasting sizes. |
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| Reverse lettering | TWENTY EMALANGENI GOD IS OUR SOURCE CENTRAL BANK OF SWAZILAND GIESECKE & DEVRIENT · GERMANY |
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Swaziland's 20 Emalangeni series ran across a politically charged period — the kingdom formally renamed itself Eswatini in April 2018, making any note issued under the Swazi name a pre-renaming artifact by definition. The 2017 dated examples were among the last produced before that transition forced a wholesale rebranding of the central bank and its currency documentation.
Giesecke & Devrient have printed Swazi currency since the lilangeni's earliest issues, a relationship stretching back to the 1970s. The Leipzig press retains the contract through the Eswatini reissues, so the printer outlasted the country's own name on these notes.