Swaziland: unadopted designs

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Swaziland became independent in 1968 but did not issue its own national currency until 1974. The lilangeni (plural: emalangeni) is the currency of Swaziland is subdivided into 100 cents. It was introduced in 1974 at par with the South African rand through the Common Monetary Area, to which it remains tied at a one-to-one exchange rate.

The obverse and reverse designs of the coins were the work of Royal Mint artist and sculptor, Michael Rizzello.
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Swaziland alternative 1c.jpg


The 1 cent coin showed a pineapple.

This alternative was not accepted.

This design resembles the pineapple on the Bahamas 1 cent coin.

That design was not slanted as here, however.
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The 5 cents coin was going to show this arum lily design.

Ultimately, a more stylised version was used for the issued coin.
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Originally the 50 cents coin was going to feature a lion.

The issued design shows the coat of arms, supported by a lion and an elephant.
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#4
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Here you see the source photo for the lilangeni design.

It was sent by the Swazi authorities.


Swaziland 1 lilangeni sketch.jpg

Sketch of the Swaziland 1 lilangeni design.
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#5
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A portrait of King Sobhuza II that was intended as the common obverse.

This portrait was not adopted.
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Another unadopted portrait of King Sobhuza II.
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The issued 5 cents and 50 cents designs.
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#8



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And (most of) the rest of the series.

Apart from the round lilangeni coin, all the coins were polygonal.
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Figleaf

I like the style of the numerals in this series. The mother-and-child design is a bit out of the ordinary also, though in the execution, rather than the idea.

Peter
An unidentified coin is a piece of metal. An identified coin is a piece of history.

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#10


Gambia, coins of 1966.


Michael Rizzello had previously used that style on the coins of Gambia, first issued in 1966.
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