Lesotho new sig/date (2024) 20-loti note (B228b) confirmed
2026-01-02
Like B228a, but new signature (Letete), new date (2024), and new security thread. Courtesy of Rex Hilligan.Read More…
Lesotho new sig/date (2024) 10-loti note (B227b) confirmed
2026-01-02
Like B227a, but new signature (Letete), new date (2024), and new security thread. Courtesy of Rex Hilligan.Read More…
Lesotho new sig/date (2024) 100-loti note (B230b) confirmed
2026-01-02
Like B230a, but new signature (Letete) and new date (2024) Courtesy of Rex Hilligan.Read More…
Lesotho new sig/date (2024) 200-loti note (B231b) confirmed
2026-01-02
Like B231a, but new signature (Letete) and new date (2024) Courtesy of Rex Hilligan.Read More…
Lesotho new sig/date (2024) 50-loti note (B229b) confirmed
2025-12-18
Like B229a, but new signature (Letete) and new date (2024). Courtesy of Chris Hall.Read More…
Lesotho new 200-loti note (B232a) wins 2024 Best New Commemorative Banknote award
2024-03-07
Two banknotes featuring Giesecke+Devrient (G+D) technology received the “Regional Banknote of the Year Award” at the High Security Printing (HSP) EMEA industry conference: Lesotho’s first Green Banknote and Morocco’s new 100-dirham banknote. Each year at the HSP Conference, banknotes that combine outstanding design, technical sophistication, and the highest security standardsRead More…
Lesotho new 200-loti commemorative note (B232a) confirmed
2023-08-31
According to a press release dated 13 July 2023, the Central Bank of Lesotho introduced a new note commemorating the 60th birthday of King Letsie III. It is like the preceding issue, but with a portrait of the king alone, commemorative text at right front, revised Basotho hat in OVI,Read More…
Lesotho new note family (B227a – B231a) confirmed introduced on 23.12.2021
2022-01-27
According to an article in Metro dated 22 December 2021, the Central Bank of Lesotho introduced a new family of notes on 23 December 2021. These notes are like the preceding issues, but with improved security features. The notes also bear tactile elements for the sight impaired, which necessitated changingRead More…
Lesotho new note family (B227a – B231a) reportedly introduced on 23.12.2021
2021-12-26
According to an article in Metro dated 22 December 2021, the Central Bank of Lesotho introduced a new family of notes on 23 December 2021. These notes are like the preceding issues, but with improved security features. The notes also bear tactile elements for the sight impaired, which necessitated changingRead More…
Lesotho new date (2019) 20-loti note (B223c) confirmed
2021-12-02
Like B223b, but new date (2019). Courtesy of Dr. Martin van Nierop.Read More…