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Swazi lilangeni

Swazi lilangeni: a currency still in use.

Dates in use
Still in use; introduction date not established here
Currency code
SZL
Ancestry branch
Sterling

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Swazi lilangeni: documented and qualified family connections PREDECESSORS THIS CURRENCY SUCCESSORS South African rand — origin and Namibia contextSouth African rand 1974-09-06 · DocumentedThe lilangeni became local money alongsidethe rand, with equal value and a programmeDocumented connection · 1974-09-06 · The lilangeni became local money alongside the rand, with equal value and a programme to return rand cash. This was a local-currency succession with continuing co-circulation, not immediate extinction of rand use. Swazi lilangeniSwazi lilangeni SZL No successor is established here.

The story

The lilangeni launched on 6 September 1974. The issuer describes a dual-currency system with the rand and lilangeni as legal tender at equal value. [1]

Sources and evidence

  1. Central Bank of Eswatini · History of the Bank C508 ↗

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“Swazi lilangeni.” The Family Tree of Money. © Field Technologies, Inc. Reader edition 2026-10-13; research dataset v43. https://family-tree-money-atlas.bob123444.chatgpt.site/currency/FTM000193.html

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