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250 Maloti - Moshoeshoe I Pattern, International Year of the Child
| Issuer | Central Bank of Lesotho |
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| Year | 1979 |
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| Value | 250 Maloti |
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| Reverse description | Three smiling children shown facing in a grouped bust composition, the central figure slightly raised above the two flanking figures, all draped in traditional cloth. Below the central group, the official UNICEF International Year of the Child logo — depicting a stylized figure of a child within a laurel wreath — is prominently placed in the lower field. The legend INTERNATIONAL YEAR OF THE CHILD 1979 arcs along the upper periphery, while 1 OZ. FINE GOLD to the left and 250 MALOTI to the right appear along the lower border, all within a beaded inner border. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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Pattern issues from Lesotho in this period were frequently produced by foreign mints — most likely Pretoria or a European facility — as the country lacked domestic striking capacity. The International Year of the Child designation was a UN initiative running through 1979, and numerous smaller nations used it as a pretext for pattern and proof coinage aimed squarely at the collector market rather than circulation.
The copper-nickel composition for a 250 Maloti denomination is itself telling — a circulating coin of that face value in base metal would have been economically absurd, confirming this piece never left the pattern stage.