This 50-lilangeni note commemorates the 50th anniversary of the founding of the Monetary Authority of Swaziland, the forerunner of the Central Bank of Eswatini. It is like the preceding issues, but with the a new purple OVI device replacing the green shield and spears at right front, and a different building on the back.
B106 (PNL): 50 emalangeni (US$2.70)
Violet. Front: English and Swazi text; King Mswati III; coat of arms with lion and elephant flanking shield topped with crown of feathers (lidlabe); purple OVI device with shield; denomination as registration device. Back: English text; denomination as registration device; jet plane departing King Mswati III International Airport (SHO) in Lubombo; Emlembe mountain; freeway interchange; binary numbers; tap-to-pay logo. Green-to-pink windowed security thread with demetalized CBE 50. Watermark: King Mswati III and electrotype 50. Printer: GIESECKE + DEVRIENT – GERMANY. 152 x 70 mm. Composite (Hybrid).
a. 1.4.2024. Sig. 2: Rijkenberg/Mnisi. Prefix AD. Intro: 10.05.2024.
Courtesy of Rex Hilligan, Charles Toussaint, and Claudio Marana.