One scoped currency identity. Changes to subdivisions, scale, standard, instruments or issuers do not by themselves create children. A distinct account unit can remain a successor. Current currency in the inherited endpoint register. Dated observations: 1980; this does not establish the entire lifetime.
Includes dated issues, standards, subdivisions and institutional changes. Each event retains the source's date qualifications.
January 1980National currency issue reported
The IMF history dates the issue of the loti to January 1980.
C592
1980-01Local issue succeeds imported currency
Lesotho introduced the loti at par with the previously circulating rand. Rand legal tender continued; month precision retained alongside the earlier IMF dossier.
C951
Evidence & research notes 2 claims
Dated observations, not a proven complete lifespan.
Supported C592
The IMF history dates the issue of the loti to January 1980.
International Monetary Fund · Kingdom of Lesotho: Selected Issues and Statistical Appendix, Country Report 05/438Citation S325 · Open source ↗
Indexed monetary-history passage on first loti issue
Source access and limitations
Substantive search-indexed passage inspected; direct full-document retrieval failed or returned blocking/error content.
Supported C951
Lesotho introduced the loti at par with the previously circulating rand. Rand legal tender continued; month precision retained alongside the earlier IMF dossier.
Deutsche Bundesbank · Metadata on the Exchange Rate Statistics, 24 September 2025Citation S98 · Open source ↗
Lesotho: Currency history; comments
Source access and limitations
Historical reference, not a 2026 legal-status audit.