Lesotho loti in Botswana Pula

LSL Lesotho loti

Country of application:
Lesotho

Coin denominations in circulation:
1, 2, 5, 10, 20, 50 lisente, 1, 2, 5 thresh.

Denominations of banknotes in circulation:
10, 20, 50, 100, 200 thresh.

History reference:
Loti, in pl. h. maloti is the currency of the Kingdom of Lesotho. From February 1961, the South African rand, issued to replace the South African pound, was in circulation in Lesotho. On January 19, ...1980, the first national currency was introduced - the loti, divided into 100 licentes and equal to the South African rand. This change was intended to ensure the economic and political independence of Lesotho from the Republic of South Africa, which in reality did not happen. The reverse side of the 50 licente coin contains the image of a rider on a horse, the 2 maloti coin is decorated with the image of five corn inflorescences, the reverse side of the 5 maloti coin is similarly decorated. On the front side of the 1 loti coin there is a portrait of the king of Lesotho, Moshen I, who in the first half of the 19th century. did everything to unite all the tribes that then lived on the territory of modern Lesotho, thereby ending internecine wars. Coins are mostly made of steel.

BWP Botswana Pula

Country of application:
Botswana, Zimbabwe

Coin denominations in circulation:
5, 10, 25, 50 Feb, 1, 2, 5 pools.

Denominations of banknotes in circulation:
10, 20, 50, 100 and 200 pools

History reference:
The pula is the currency of Botswana. Translated from the Tswana language, its name means "let it rain", and the greeting and motto of the state also sounds. After gaining independence from Great Bri...tain in 1966, Botswana was a member of monetary unions: first in the sterling zone, and since 1972 in the rand zone, but the country did not have its own currency. On September 6, 1974, it was announced the imminent withdrawal of the state from the monetary union with South Africa and the beginning of the development of a national currency. It was introduced on August 23, 1976, replacing the rand, the exchange was carried out at a ratio of 1:1.