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2 Maloti
| Issuer | Central Bank of Lesotho |
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| Year | 1981 |
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| Currency | Loti (1980-date) |
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| Obverse description | Portrait of King Moshoeshoe II in military uniform occupies the right side, while the central circular vignette bears the coat of arms of Lesotho encircled by the legend THIS NOTE IS LEGAL TENDER FOR TWO MALOTI, all set against an intricate guilloche underprint in brown and orange tones. The denomination numeral 2 appears in the lower left, with the bank title CENTRAL BANK OF LESOTHO across the top. Two facsimile signatures appear below, attributed to the Minister of Finance and the Governor respectively. |
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| Reverse description | The left portion carries an intaglio vignette of the Basotho Hat Building in Maseru, rendered with fine line engraving against a backdrop of mountainous terrain and the national flag of Lesotho. Intricate multicolour guilloche scrollwork in pink, blue, and brown fills the remaining field, with the denomination numeral 2 appearing twice in the lower corners and once in the upper right. The Sesotho inscription MALOTI A MABELI is centred along the lower margin. |
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| Signature(s) | E.R. Sekhonyana / E.K. Molemohi K. Rakhetla / S. Schoenbeg |
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