Swaziland 1981 50 cents

from the Mountain Groan Collection

This type was struck in 1974-75 and 1979-81 for Swaziland, a poverty-stricken kingdom wedged between South Africa and Mozambique. King Sobhuza II, shown here, ruled 1968-82. In April 2018, the official name of the country was changed from Kingdom of Swaziland to Kingdom of Eswatini.

Recorded mintage: 1,150,000.

Specification: 8.90 g, copper-nickel, 29.45 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM 12.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.

Links to:

• Swaziland 1975 50 emalangeni
• 1979 lilangeni, king's 80th birthday
• 1981 lilangeni F.A.O.
• 1986 50 cents
• Coins and currency dated 1981
• return to coins of Swaziland