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Obverse Description
English text; seated Moshoeshoe I holding club (knobkierie); coat of arms with crocodile on shield flanked by Basotho horses; sorghum plant as registration device; outline of Basotho shield, lance (assegai), and club (knobkierie)
Reverse Description
Sotho text; sorghum plant; man on horse with pack mule; rock formation on Qiloane plateau
Catalog Information
GSID:
118041
Variety:
1997 Prefix E
BNB #:
B214b
Pick #:
P17
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Bank Note Value History
1997 Prefix E
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Banknote Book (CPG) Values
(19)81 Sig 1: Sekhonyana/Molemohi Printer: (Bradbury, Wilkinson & Company) Prefix A/81 - C/81
Worth: $1 – $5
(19)84 Sig 2: Rakhetla/Schoenberg Printer: (De La Rue) Prefix D/84 - F/84
Worth: $1 – $5
Diagonal red SPECIMEN ovpt front/back; horizontal black # ovpt upper left back; all-zero s/n
Diagonal red SPECIMEN ovpt front/back; horizontal black # ovpt upper left back; all-zero s/n
Worth: $200 – $200
Diagonal red SPECIMEN ovpt front/back; all-zero s/n
(19)81 Sig 1: Sekhonyana/Molemohi Prefix A/81 - B/81
Worth: $1 – $18
Diagonal red SPECIMEN ovpt front/back; horizontal black # ovpt upper left back; all-zero s/n
Remainder: No date; no sig no s/n
Diagonal red SPECIMEN ovpt front/back; horizontal black # ovpt upper left back; all-zero s/n
Worth: $200 – $200
(19)81 Sig 1: Sekhonyana/Molemohi Printer: (Bradbury, Wilkinson & Company) Prefix A/81 - C/81
Worth: $2 – $25
Sig 2: Rakhetla/Schoenberg Printer: (De La Rue) Prefix D/81 - Q/81
Worth: $2 – $25
Diagonal red SPECIMEN ovpt front/back; horizontal black # ovpt upper left back; all-zero s/n
Diagonal red SPECIMEN ovpt front/back; horizontal black # ovpt upper left back; all-zero s/n
Worth: $200 – $200
Diagonal red SPECIMEN ovpt front/back; all-zero s/n
Remainder: No date; no sig no s/n
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