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5 Cents - Sobhuza II
| Issuer | Central Bank of Swaziland |
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| Year | 1974-1979 |
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| Currency | Lilangeni (1974-date) |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Mintage | 1974 - - 1,252,000 1974 - Proof - 13,000 1975 - - 1,500,000 1979 - - 1,680,000 1979 - Proof - 10,000 |
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Sobhuza II holds the record as the longest-reigning monarch in verified history, having ruled Swaziland from 1899 until his death in 1982 — the bulk of that span under British protection before independence in 1968. The Central Bank of Swaziland was established only in 1974, making this series among the first coinage issued under its direct authority rather than through colonial currency arrangements.
Sobhuza's consolidation of royal power in 1973, when he suspended the constitution and assumed absolute rule by decree, gives coins of this precise window an unambiguous political timestamp.