Reference:
Pick: #8 , The Banknote Book: B205
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Description
Lesotho. Central Bank of Lesotho. 1981-1984 "Moshoeshoe II in Uniform" Issues. 50 maloti type 1981. Date: No date. Dimensions: 146 x 83 mm. Watermark: Basotho hat (mokorotlo). Material: Paper. Solid security thread. Printer: Bradbury, Wilkinson & Company, London. Multicolored front and back printing, predominantly purple and blue. Description of the front: Background made up of graphic shapes with the value in the angles. On the right, a portrait of the king Moshoeshoe II in military costume. Coat of arms of Lesotho in the center. Prefix and numbering in black. Texts in English. A combination of signatures with the Minister of Finance, Evaristus Retselisitsoe Sekhonyana and the Governor, Ezekiel Kobeli Molemohi. Description of the back: Texts in Sotho. Background composed of graphic shapes with the value in the angles. On the left, a view of the piton de Qiloane which, by its shape, inspired the famous Basotho hat! Replacement notes with X prefix.