africa: ...Lesotho - Full Set of 2021 Series Reprints

Naha ea Lesotho

(Kingdom of Lesotho)

Banka e Kholo ea Lesotho

(Central Bank of Lesotho, Est.1978)

Currency - Loti (LSL)

Posted here is a full set of five notes all printed with the year date of 2021. These notes are the reprint of the previous series, first introduced in 2011 (all dated 2010). The designs are the same, except that they are modified with wider and a different security thread and with new a signature as well. The previous 200 maloti was introduced in 2016 (dated 2015), and was printed in Hybrid material. These 2021 reprints are printed on paper material, including the 200 maloti.

This is the second set I have purchased since March 2024. The mail for the first purchase did not arrive. I have bought this second set from a different dealer. It was disappointing that when a letter is lost and I have no recourse as payment was made via direct bank deposit. This was an overseas purchase. Whilst missing mail is not uncommon, I believe that the seller should also take some responsibility for the loss. How do I know if they had posted the mail in the first place, especially if settlement was done via direct payment, or the responsibility of the dealer to ensure the mail was posted by himself and not by one of his staff members? Some years ago, I bought a few notes from overseas, and after waiting for two months, the letter finally arrived. The original letter posted by the dealer was placed inside another larger envelope with the country's postal services logo printed on the front of the larger envelope. It appears that the contents of the original letter were removed and the empty letter was then placed in a larger envelope and reposted to me. Not sure why they bother to do that as they could have just thrown the empty envelope away.

The Kingdom of Lesotho is a landlocked country and is an enclave of South Africa. In 1843, it came under British protection and achieved independence on 04.10.1966. The capital of Lesotho is Maseru. Lesotho was once known as Basutoland. The Loti currency is at par with the South African Rand.

All notes are printed with the signature of Dr. Adelaide Retselisitsoe Matlanyane. She is now the Minister of Finance and Development Planning in the Lesotho government.

Ten Maloti

Signature - Dr. Adelaide Retselisitsoe Matlanyane (tenure 2012-2021)

Date - (23 December) 2021

Watermark - King Moshoeshoe, electrotype 10, Basotho hat

Dimensions - 133mm x 71mm

Front - Portrait of (L-R) King Moshoeshoe ll (b.1938-1996), King Letsie lll (b.1963-) and King Moshoeshoe l (b.1786-1870). King Letsie lll is the son of King Mosgoeshoe ll, whilst King Moshoeshoe l was the first king of Lesotho and the founder of the nation too. He was also the longest serving king, reigned from 1822 to 1870.