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1 Lilangeni - Sobhuza II
| Issuer | Central Bank of Swaziland |
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| Year | 1974-1979 |
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| Value | 1 Lilangeni (1 SZL) |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | A standing Swazi woman in traditional dress faces forward, holding a young child at her side in a composition symbolising motherhood and national heritage. To the left of the figures, the numeral 1 is prominently displayed, while the date appears along the right inner border. The legend 1 LILANGENI curves along the lower portion of the field in Latin script. |
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Sobhuza II holds the record for the longest-verified reign of any monarch in recorded history — over 82 years on the Swazi throne, from 1899 until his death in 1982. When this coin was struck, he had already outlasted every colonial administrator who had ever governed his country. Swaziland gained independence from Britain in 1968, and the Central Bank was established shortly after; these early lilangeni issues were among the first physical expressions of a fully autonomous Swazi monetary system.
The lilangeni was introduced at parity with the South African rand, a practical necessity given Swaziland's economic integration with its much larger neighbor.