Lesotho 10 maloti Year of the Child KM-24 UNICEF proof silver coin 1979

The 1979 Lesotho 10 Maloti silver coin commemorates the International Year of the Child, a United Nations initiative dedicated to children’s welfare, rights and development worldwide. Catalogued as KM-24 and struck in Proof quality, this issue combines an important humanitarian theme with distinctive Lesotho portraiture. The obverse features a right-facing portrait of King Moshoeshoe II wearing traditional attire, an ornate patterned headband with feather, braided hair and a neck ornament, surrounded by the Kingdom of Lesotho designation and his name. The reverse presents three smiling children in a warm group portrait, symbolizing childhood and the universal importance of care and protection. The United Nations emblem appears at lower left, while the International Year of the Child symbol is placed at lower right, flanking the prominent 10 Maloti denomination. The 1979 commemorative theme frames the composition. A meaningful silver Proof connecting Lesotho, UNICEF, childhood, humanitarian history and United Nations collecting.

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