Lesotho 1976 50 maloti

Goldberg sale 116, part of lot 1278

This specimen was lot 1278 in Goldberg sale 116 (Los Angeles, June 2020), where it sold for $240. The catalog description^[1] noted, "Lesotho. 50 Maloti, 1976. Tenth Anniversary of Independence. Choice Brilliant Proof." 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. Moshoeshoe died in 1990.

Recorded mintage: 700 + 1,910 proofs.

Specification: 4.5 g, 0.900 fine gold, 0.1302 ounce AGW.

Catalog reference: KM-14.

Source:

• Friedberg, Arthur L. and Ira S. Friedberg, Gold Coins of the World, From Ancient Times to the Present, 9th ed., Clifton, NJ: Coin and Currency Institute, 2017.
• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• ^[1]Goldberg, Ira, Larry Goldberg, John Lavender, Yifu Che, Jason Villareal and Stephen Harvey, Goldberg Sale 116: the Pre-Long Beach Auction, Los Angeles: Goldberg Coins and Collectibles, 2020.

Link to:

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