eSwatini new 200-lilangeni (B104a) note reported
2018-07-17
Like Swaziland B238a, but with new country name, eSwatini, on back. Courtesy of Igor Nosenko (http://mycollection.net.ua/).Read More…
Swaziland king renames country Kingdom of eSwatini
2018-04-19
According to an article in The Guardian dated 19 April 2018, King Mswati III announced that Swaziland has reverted its name to the Kingdom of eSwatini (meaning “place of the Swazi”) to commemorate the 50th anniversary of its independence from Britain. Time will tell what name will appear on futureRead More…
Swaziland new date (06.09.2017) 20-lilangeni note (B232c) confirmed
2018-04-07
Like B232b, but new date (6.9.2017). Courtesy of Andrew Roberts.Read More…
Swaziland new 100- and 200-lilangeni notes (B237a and B238a) confirmed
2018-03-02
According to a 14 December 2017 article in Swazi Observer, the Central Bank of Swaziland intended to introduce two new banknotes in February 2018. Courtesy of Thomas Augustsson and Murtaza Karimjee (www.africanbanknotes.blogspot.com).Read More…
Swaziland new 10-lilangeni note (B236a) confirmed
2017-08-07
On 24 July 2017, the Central Bank of Swaziland began issuing a green 10-lilangeni note to reduce confusion between the preceding blue 10-lilangeni note and South Africa’s blue 100-rand note (B770), which also circulates in Swaziland. Aside from the color change and addition of the text VISION 2022 (a referenceRead More…
Swaziland new sig/date (07.01.2014) 10-lilangeni note (B231b) confirmed
2015-11-28
Like B231a, but new signatures (Dlamini/Sithole) and new date (7.1.2014). Actually the signatories are the same (Martin G. Dlamini and Majozi Vincent Sithole), but they’ve switched offices, and hence positions and titles on the note. Courtesy of Hermannn Huber.Read More…
Swaziland new sig/date (07.01.2014) 20-lilangeni note (B232b) confirmed
2015-11-28
Like B232a, but new signatures (Dlamini/Sithole) and new date (7.1.2014). Actually the signatories are the same (Martin G. Dlamini and Majozi Vincent Sithole), but they’ve switched offices, and hence positions and titles on the note. Courtesy of Hermannn Huber.Read More…
Swaziland new sig/date (07.01.2014) 200-lilangeni note (B235b) confirmed
2015-11-28
Like B235a, but new signatures (Dlamini/Sithole) and new date (7.1.2014). Actually the signatories are the same (Martin G. Dlamini and Majozi Vincent Sithole), but they’ve switched offices, and hence positions and titles on the note. Courtesy of Hartmut Fraunhoffer (Banknote-Online).Read More…
Swaziland central bank fires employee for selling specimen notes
2012-10-01
According to a Times of Swaziland article dated 1 October 2012, the Central Bank of Swaziland has fired an employee for selling specimen banknotes to collectors, humorously described as “individuals or consortiums who fraudulently buy specimen bank notes.”Read More…
Swaziland new 10-, 20-, and 50-lilangeni notes (B231a, B232a, B233a) confirmed
2011-07-06
B231 (P36): 10 emalangeni (US$0.70) Blue. Front: English and Swazi text; King Mswati III; coat of arms with lion and elephant flanking shield topped with crown of feathers (lidlabe); shield (isihlangu), spears (sikhali), and staff (umgobo). Back: English text; nine princesses taking part in the Ncwala (kingship ceremony); bank seal.Read More…