{"id":41040,"date":"2023-08-31T04:27:40","date_gmt":"2023-08-31T11:27:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/banknotenews.com\/?p=41040"},"modified":"2024-03-07T05:27:22","modified_gmt":"2024-03-07T13:27:22","slug":"lesotho-new-note-family-b227a-b231a-confirmed-introduced-on-23-12-2021-duplicate-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/banknotenews.com\/?p=41040","title":{"rendered":"Lesotho new 200-loti commemorative note (B232a) confirmed"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.centralbank.org.ls\/images\/Public_Awareness\/Speeches\/Governor_Speech_-_Launch_of_Commemorative_Note_to_Mark_60th_Birthday_of_King_Letise_III_1.pdf\">According to a press release dated 13 July 2023<\/a>, the <a href=\"https:\/\/centralbank.org.ls\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Central Bank of Lesotho<\/a> 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, and revised security thread. 5,000,000 notes were produced for general circulation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1888\" height=\"830\" src=\"https:\/\/banknotenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Lesotho_CBL_200_maloti_2023.07.17_B232a_PNL_AC_233909_f.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-41041\" srcset=\"https:\/\/banknotenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Lesotho_CBL_200_maloti_2023.07.17_B232a_PNL_AC_233909_f.jpg 1888w, https:\/\/banknotenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Lesotho_CBL_200_maloti_2023.07.17_B232a_PNL_AC_233909_f-300x132.jpg 300w, https:\/\/banknotenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Lesotho_CBL_200_maloti_2023.07.17_B232a_PNL_AC_233909_f-768x338.jpg 768w, https:\/\/banknotenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Lesotho_CBL_200_maloti_2023.07.17_B232a_PNL_AC_233909_f-1536x675.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/banknotenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Lesotho_CBL_200_maloti_2023.07.17_B232a_PNL_AC_233909_f-465x204.jpg 465w, https:\/\/banknotenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Lesotho_CBL_200_maloti_2023.07.17_B232a_PNL_AC_233909_f-695x306.jpg 695w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1888px) 100vw, 1888px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1884\" height=\"824\" src=\"https:\/\/banknotenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Lesotho_CBL_200_maloti_2023.07.17_B232a_PNL_AC_233909_r.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-41042\" srcset=\"https:\/\/banknotenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Lesotho_CBL_200_maloti_2023.07.17_B232a_PNL_AC_233909_r.jpg 1884w, https:\/\/banknotenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Lesotho_CBL_200_maloti_2023.07.17_B232a_PNL_AC_233909_r-300x131.jpg 300w, https:\/\/banknotenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Lesotho_CBL_200_maloti_2023.07.17_B232a_PNL_AC_233909_r-768x336.jpg 768w, https:\/\/banknotenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Lesotho_CBL_200_maloti_2023.07.17_B232a_PNL_AC_233909_r-1536x672.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/banknotenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Lesotho_CBL_200_maloti_2023.07.17_B232a_PNL_AC_233909_r-465x203.jpg 465w, https:\/\/banknotenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Lesotho_CBL_200_maloti_2023.07.17_B232a_PNL_AC_233909_r-695x304.jpg 695w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1884px) 100vw, 1884px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>B232 <\/strong>(PNL): <strong>200 maloti<\/strong> (US$14)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Orange. Front: English text; Basotho hat (mokorotlo) as registration device; King Letsie III on rock formation background; commemorative text; coat of arms with crocodile on shield flanked by Basotho horses; Basotho hat (mokorotlo) with demetalized <em>60 <\/em>in OVI. Back: Sotho text; man on horse; Basotho hat (mokorotlo). RollingStar i+ magenta-to-green windowed security thread with demetalized interlocking flower pattern. Watermark: King Moshoeshoe I in top hat, electrotype <em>200 <\/em>with Basotho hat<em>, <\/em>and Cornerstones. Printer: (Giesecke &amp; Devrient). 160 x 69 mm. Paper.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>a. July 17th, 2023. Sig. 10: Letete. 5,000,000 notes. Intro: 13.07.2023.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Courtesy of Alex Zlotin and Tang Hao.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>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. 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