Welcome back to monetized history. I'm Daniel and today we're exploring the Basutu Kings and the Basutu Tin Maluti Banknote. This series of banknotes was first issued in 2010 in both many modern security features. There's micro printing that spells out central bank of Basutu in the Bill's Denomination and the Denomination is also visible as a latent image on the shoulder of the primary portrait. When the note is backlit, a watermark of the Basutu's first king becomes visible along with the Denomination below a traditional Basutu hat, the Mokorotlo. Also visible is a security thread with the initials of the central bank and two C-through registers, a Mokorotlo at the top of the note and at the bottom a design evocative of a Mokorotlo as seen from above. Certain elements on the front and back of the banknote floresce under ultraviolet light. On the obverse, the notes Denomination appears and design elements on the reverse also glow under UV illumination. Tin Maluti is worth about 68 cents and can be found on eBay for between two and three dollars. Foremost among the portraits on the front of the banknote is that of King Litsia III, the current monarch of Litsutu. The king is best known internationally for his work with the Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations as its special ambassador for nutrition. The leftmost portrait is of King Litsia's father, King Mishweshwe the Second. He was king of the Basutu people when Basutu land gained its independence from Great Britain in 1966 and became Mishweshwe the First. On the right is King Mishweshwe the First. He forged the Basutu identity out of the tribes and communities scattered by the Zulu King Shaka and the Difukane. Caught between the Zulu and the Dutch board trekkers, he navigated to path the sovereignty for his people through masterful diplomacy. On the upper right of the note is the Litsutu code of arms. In the center of the arms is a Basutu shield bearing a crocodile. Behind the shield is a plume of ostrich feathers, a spear and a club. The crocodile is a symbol of the royal house of Litsutu and the ostrich plume was used by the Basutu in battle to mark the chief, making this shield the shield of the King of Litsutu. Supporting the are two Basutu horses. Beneath the shield is a representation of Tavibosiu. The mountainous plateau were Mishweshwe the First established his kingdom. The motto reads, kotsu pula nala, which means peace, rain, prosperity in the Sasutu language. On the reverse of the bank note is a field of cosmos flowers. Although these flowers are native to the Americas, they were accidentally introduced to southern Africa via contaminated horse feed during the Second Boer War in the early 20th century. Today the flowers grow wild throughout Litsutu. And now for the trivia. Are you ready? Litsutu is one of three monarchies in Africa. What are the other two? If you think you know, let me know in the comments and I'll reveal the answer tomorrow. That's all for today. Thank you for watching. Do you have any Litsutu notes in your collection? Let me know in the comments and don't forget to like and subscribe.