lilangenin.
/ˌliːlaŋˈɡeɪni/, U.S. /ˌlɪlənˈɡɛni/ The basic monetary unit of the Kingdom of eSwatini (formerly known as Swaziland), equal to 100 cents; also, a coin or note of this value.The official name of the country was changed in 2018.
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society > trade and finance > money > medium of exchange or currency > coins collective > foreign coins > [noun] > African coins
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1974 Times of Swaziland 29 Mar. 1/2 Swaziland gets its own currency in September. On Somhlolo Day (September 6), marking independence, the new money (Emalangeni) becomes legal tender... One Lilangeni..equals R 1.
1974 Times of Swaziland 6 Sept. 7/2 Our new Emalangeni money becomes legal currency today..the Emalangeni is equal with the Rand in all respects... In note form there will be one lilangeni, two, five and ten Emalangeni. One lilangeni is divided into 100 cents.
1977 Britannica Bk. of Year 638 The Umbuluzi dam scheme, which would irrigate 8,000 ha, was allotted a further 3 million emalangeni.
1985 Statesman's Year-bk. 1985–6 1130 The currency in circulation in Swaziland is the emalangeni, but remains in the rand monetary area.
1992 Daily Tel. 12 May 17/6 The lilangeni, which is worth about 20p, turned up in its thousands in British slot-machines.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1997; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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