5 Emalangeni

Issuer	Monetary Authority of Swaziland
Year	1974
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Printer	Thomas De La Rue & Company, Limited, London, United Kingdom
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Obverse description	Intaglio portrait of King Sobhuza II in traditional regalia at left, set against a multicolour guilloche underprint in green, orange, and blue. A central oval vignette frames the numeral '5' above the Siswati legend 'LASIHLANU / EMALANGENI', flanked by decorative plant motifs, with a vignette of the Parliament House at lower centre and an elephant vignette to its left; a traditional Swazi shield and spear are engraved at right. Two manuscript signatures appear at lower centre above the designations 'MINISTER FOR FINANCE' and 'GOVERNOR'.
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Reverse lettering	MONETARY AUTHORITY OF SWAZILAND FIVE EMALANGENI 5
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Protection description	Swazi shield and spears watermark visible in the blank panel at left on the reverse.
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