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50 Lisente - Letsie III
| Issuer | Central Bank of Lesotho |
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| Year | 1998-2018 |
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| Technique | Milled |
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| Reverse description | The reverse features a mounted Basotho horseman draped in a traditional blanket, seated atop a horse standing upon a rocky outcrop rendered in relief, occupying the right-centre of the field. The denomination numeral 50 appears prominently to the left in large figures, with the legend LISENTE arcing along the upper periphery. The composition evokes the equestrian traditions of the Basotho people. The design is enclosed within a beaded inner border. |
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| Edge | Reeded |
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Lesotho's decimal coinage series was introduced in 1966 alongside independence from Britain, but the specific brass-plated steel transition for smaller denominations came as the Central Bank responded to rising metal costs that made solid alloy coins economically impractical. Letsie III's long tenure — interrupted briefly between 1990 and 1995 when his father Moshoeshoe II was reinstated — accounts for the extended date range on this type.
The 1995 restoration of Letsie III followed a negotiated abdication rather than a conventional succession.