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500 Maloti - Moshoeshoe II Commonwealth Membership
| Issuer | Central Bank of Lesotho |
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| Year | 1981 |
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| Reference(s) | KM#39, Schön#40 |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
| Obverse lettering | KINGDOM OF LESOTHO ONE OUNCE FINE GOLD 1981 500 MALOTI KHOTSO PULA NALA |
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Lesotho joined the Commonwealth in 1966 upon independence from Britain, but this issue commemorates the country's continued membership at a moment of particular political sensitivity — Moshoeshoe II had been stripped of executive powers by Prime Minister Leabua Jonathan following the disputed 1970 election, reduced to a ceremonial figurehead in his own kingdom. The coin was struck by the Pobjoy Mint in Surrey, which held the contract for most Lesotho commemorative gold output during this period.