2 Maloti
Features
| Location |
Lesotho
 |
|---|---|
| Issuing institution | Lesotho Monetary Authority |
| King |
Moshoeshoe II (1966-1990, 1995-1996)
|
| Type | Standard circulation banknotes |
| Year | 1979 |
| Value | 2 Maloti 2 LSL = USD 0.12 |
| Currency | Loti (1966-date) |
| Composition | Paper |
| Size | 120 × 56 mm |
| Shape | Rectangular |
| Issued | 1 January 1980 |
| Number | N# 270957 |
| References | P# 1 Standard Catalog of World Paper Money (10 volumes). Owen W. Linzmayer. The Banknote Book (4 volumes). |
Obverse
Brown on multicolor underprint.
Portrait of King Moshoeshoe II at right; Coat of Arms at center.
Script: Latin
Lettering:
LESOTHO MONETARY AUTHORITY
THIS NOTE IS LEGAL TENDER FOR TWO MALOTI
2 MALOTI
Reverse
Brown on multicolor underprint.
On the left, a Maseru shop in the shape of a Basotho hat and National flag.
Script: Latin
Lettering: MALOTI A MABELI
Translation: Two Maloti
Watermark
Basotho hat
Signatures
| Evaristus Retselisitsoe Sekhonyana (ERS) | Minister of Finance |
|
| Ezekiel Kobeli Molemohi (EKM) | Governor |
|
Printer
Bradbury Wilkinson and Company, United Kingdom (1856-1990)Comments
The number in the designator of the serial # prefix fraction gives the last two numbers of the year of issue.
Signatures: Evaristus Retselisitsoe Sekhonyana & Ezekiel Kobeli Molemohi.
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| Date | Signatures | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | References | Frequency | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undetermined | |||||||||||||||
| 1979 | ERS, EKM | $ 17 | P# 1aStandard Catalog of World Paper Money (10 volumes). |
Issued note; Prefix: R/79-S/79. | 98% | ||||||||||
| 1979 | ERS, EKM | P# 1sStandard Catalog of World Paper Money (10 volumes). |
Specimen. Prefix R/79 | 2% | |||||||||||
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Past sales
| Pictures | Sale | Date | Version | Grade | Sold price | |
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Katz Auction 135 Lot 3402 
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14 Aug 2024 | Undetermined | UNC | Unsold | |
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Katz Auction 121 Lot 1139
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18 Apr 2024 | Undetermined | UNC |
USD 5.77
(EUR 5.00) (+ buyer's premium) |
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Katz Auction 83 Lot 2190
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20 May 2023 | Undetermined | UNC |
USD 20.76
(EUR 18.00) (+ buyer's premium) |
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Katz Auction 81 Lot 2169
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29 Apr 2023 | Undetermined | UNC |
USD 14.99
(EUR 13.00) (+ buyer's premium) |
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Katz Auction 71 Lot 4187
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30 Nov 2022 | Undetermined | UNC |
USD 17.30
(EUR 15.00) (+ buyer's premium) |
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Katz Auction 62 Lot 237
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21 Jun 2022 | Undetermined | UNC |
USD 11.53
(EUR 10.00) (+ buyer's premium) |
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