Where did this money come from?
Lesotho loti
A history told through its predecessors and the currencies that followed.
6 ancestors0 descendantsEstablished connections in this atlas
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The incoming line
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PredecessorAD 274–AD 375
Roman as–denarius–sestertius accountingQualified · Intervening stages openPredecessorAD 400–AD 700
Roman solidus–nomisma accountingQualified · Intervening stages openPredecessorAD 600–1087
Frankish denier–livre reckoningQualified · Intervening stages openPredecessor1914–1925
Pound sterlingDocumentedPredecessor1961
South African poundDocumentedPredecessor1980
South African randDocumentedThis currencyLSL
Lesotho lotiDates, conversion terms and evidence 6 connections
South African pound South African rand
1961Documented0.5 South African pound = 1 ZARSouth Africa replaced its pound with two rand per pound.
Read the evidence and qualifications ↗South African rand Lesotho loti
1980Documented1 ZAR = 1 LSLLesotho introduced the loti at par with the previously circulating rand. Rand legal tender continued; month precision retained alongside the earlier IMF dossier.
Read the evidence and qualifications ↗Pound sterling South African pound
Read the evidence and qualifications ↗Roman solidus–nomisma accounting Frankish denier–livre reckoning
Evidence period: AD 400–AD 700QualifiedEarlier ancestry; intervening stages remain openA span of evidence, not an exact foundation date.
Read the evidence and qualifications ↗Roman as–denarius–sestertius accounting Roman solidus–nomisma accounting
Evidence period: AD 274–AD 375QualifiedEarlier ancestry; intervening stages remain openA span of evidence, not an exact foundation date.
Read the evidence and qualifications ↗Frankish denier–livre reckoning Pound sterling
Evidence period: AD 600–1087QualifiedEarlier ancestry; intervening stages remain openA span of evidence, not an exact foundation date.
Read the evidence and qualifications ↗No successor is established here. This does not imply extinction.