Lesotho 1979 loti
Lesotho, formerly the British protectorate of Basutoland, was formed to curb the encroachment of white settlers on the lands of the Basuto. Entirely surrounded by South Africa and completely dependent on it economically, Lesotho struggled with the corrosive effect of apartheid. The end of the supremacist regime has not brought prosperity to Lesotho. This type was struck for the kingdom of Lesotho 1979-81 and 1989. After Moshoeshoe's death in 1990, this denomination was redesigned (KM 60). The plural of sente is lisente. The plural of loti is maloti. Lesotho was omitted from the 42nd edition of the SCWC; the data was taken from the 35th edition.
Recorded mintage: 1,275,000 plus 10,000 proofs.
Specification: 11.3 g, copper-nickel, 28.5 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: KM 22.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
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- 1966 maloti, independence
- Lesotho 1969 4 maloti F.A.O.
- Lesotho 1969 10 maloti F.A.O.
- Lesotho 1969 20 maloti F.A.O.
- 1976 50 maloti, 10th Anniversary of independence
- 1976 100 maloti, 10th Anniversary of independence
- 1979 2 lisente
- 1979 5 lisente
- 1979 25 lisente
- 1979 250 maloti, Year of the Child
- 1980 500 maloti, 110th anniversary of the death of King Moshoeshoe I
- 1983 sente
- 1983 10 lisente
- 1983 50 lisente
- Coins and currency dated 1979
- return to coins of Lesotho