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5 Cents - Mswati III 2nd portrait
| Issuer | Central Bank of Swaziland |
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| Year | 1995-2010 |
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| Currency | Lilangeni (1974-date) |
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| Obverse lettering | SWAZILAND |
| Reverse description | A naturalistically rendered Arum Lily (Zantedeschia aethiopica) in full bloom, with its characteristic spathe, spadix, and broad leaves depicted in fine relief occupying the central and right fields. The denomination numeral '5' appears prominently to the left, with the inscription 'CENTS' arranged vertically beneath it along the left rim, and the date positioned along the lower right rim. |
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Swaziland's second portrait coinage for Mswati III followed his consolidation of absolute power after banning political parties outright in 1992 and dissolving the constitutional review process. The Central Bank updated the effigy accordingly — royal portrait coinage in Swaziland has tracked the king's political entrenchment as much as any aesthetic preference for currency modernization.