Sente: coin from Kingdom of Lesotho (1979-...); 1/100 loti

SENTE: COIN OF LESOTHO

10 lisente, 1979: Kingdom 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)
  1. 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.