View source for Lesotho 1979 25 lisente

[[Image:Lesotho 1979 25 lisente obv DSLR.jpg|300px|thumb|from the Mountain Groan Collection]]
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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, 1985 and 1989. After Moshoeshoe's death in 1990, this denomination was dropped. 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:'' 1,200,000 plus 10,000 proofs.

''Specification:'' 3.5 g, copper-nickel, 21.7 mm diameter.

''Catalog reference:'' KM 20. 

''[[Bibliography|Source:]]''
* Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed.,'' Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019. 

''Link to:''
* [[Lesotho 1969 4 maloti]] F.A.O.
* [[Lesotho 1969 10 maloti]] F.A.O.
* [[Lesotho 1969 20 maloti]] F.A.O.
* [[Lesotho 1979 2 lisente|1979 2 lisente]]
* [[Lesotho 1979 5 lisente|1979 5 lisente]]
* [[Lesotho 1979 loti|1979 loti]]
* [[Lesotho 1979 250 maloti|1979 250 maloti, Year of the Child]]
* [[Lesotho 1980 500 maloti|1980 500 maloti, 110th anniversary of the death of King Moshoeshoe I]]
* [[Lesotho 1981 250 maloti KM-31a|1981 platinum 250 maloti, wedding of Prince Charles and Diana]]
* [[Lesotho 1983 sente|1983 sente]]
* [[Lesotho 1983 10 lisente|1983 10 lisente]]
* [[Lesotho 1983 50 lisente|1983 50 lisente]]
* [[Coins and currency dated 1979]]
* return to coins of [[Lesotho]]

[[Category: Selections from the Mountain Groan Collection]]