20 Maloti

Issuer	Central Bank of Lesotho
Year	2021-2024
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Shape	Rectangular
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Obverse description	The obverse is executed in shades of blue and green, with a central vignette comprising portrait busts of three Basotho kings arranged in a layered composition: King Moshoeshoe I to the left, King Letsie III in the foreground centre, and Marime Moshoeshoe I to the right, all set against a guilloche underprint. The issuer inscription 'Central Bank of Lesotho' runs across the top, with the legal tender clause below it, the Governor's facsimile signature at upper left, and the denomination numeral '20' printed in large letterpress at lower left and lower right. The national arms vignette appears at upper right within a decorative panel, and the serial number is printed in blue at lower centre.
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Reverse description	The reverse is rendered predominantly in light blue and teal tones, with the large numeral '20' at upper left. The central design carries a circular vignette of a traditional Basotho mountain village with thatched-roof rondavels in the foreground and a panoramic highland landscape in the background, all framed by a geometric guilloche border incorporating Basotho craft motifs. The Sesotho inscription 'Maloti a Mashome a Mabeli' is set in bold lettering across the lower margin, and the numeral '20' appears again at lower right.
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Signature(s)	A.R. Matlanyane
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