SENTE: COIN OF LESOTHO
10 lisente, 1979: Kingdom of Lesotho
Ruler: Moshoeshoe II — king of Lesotho in 1966-1990 and 1995-1996.
10 LISENTE (singular — sente).
Angora goat.
KINGDOM OF LESOTHO - H.M. MOSHOESHOE II - 1979.
Mintage: 2.000.000.
- Copper-nickel: 18.3 mm - 2.0 g
- Reference price: 1$
COIN SENTE — WHERE & WHEN (coins catalog: by names & emitents)
- KINGDOM OF LESOTHO (1979-...): sente = 1/100 loti
The name of the sente (plural — lisente) coin probably echoes the name of the change coin of the neighboring Republic of South Africa — the cent. Sente is a local analogue of the name of the cent coin, one of the official languages of Lesotho — the Sesotho language.
