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50 Emalangeni
| Issuer | Central Bank of Eswatini |
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| Year | 2018 |
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| Value | 50 Emalangeni |
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| Obverse description | Intaglio portrait of King Mswati III at left centre against a multicoloured guilloche underprint in shades of rose and violet, with the national coat of arms bearing the motto SIYINQABA at centre right. Two signatures appear below the coat of arms, attributed to the Minister for Finance and the Governor respectively, with their titles printed in letterpress. A dark green colour-shifting ink numeral '50' in an oval cartouche is positioned at lower right, alongside a vertical security strip. The date 9.11.2018 is printed at lower right margin. |
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| Reverse description | Central vignette of the Central Bank of Eswatini headquarters building rendered in intaglio, set against a multicoloured guilloche background in rose, violet, and gold tones with geometric Swazi-pattern underprint. A circular Central Bank of Eswatini seal appears at right, and a decorative arrow-pattern band runs along the lower border. The denomination numeral '50' appears in large format at upper right and lower left. |
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Eswatini's hybrid polymer-paper substrate notes arrived with the 2018 series as the kingdom moved away from pure cotton paper — a quiet but significant infrastructure decision for a central bank serving a population under 1.2 million. G+D's hybrid construction offers improved durability over conventional paper without requiring the full plate and equipment conversion that an all-polymer run demands, a practical compromise for lower-volume issuers.
Rijkenberg's signature as Governor dates this note to his appointment in 2016, the first non-Swazi national to hold the position.