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Lesotho
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Money
Lesotho
Currency
Loti (LSL) = 100 lisente. Notes are in denominations of LSL200, 100, 50, 20 and 10. Coins are in denominations of 500, 200, 100, 50, 25, 10, 5, 2 and 1 lisente. The plural of ‘loti’ is ‘maloti’ and the singular of ‘lisente’ is ‘sente’. The South African Rand is accepted as legal currency on a par with the Loti (Rand R1 = 100 cents).
Credit/Debit Cards and ATMs
Limited acceptance of credit cards. Some ATMs have the facility to accept international cards but are unreliable.
Traveller's Cheques
These are widely accepted. To avoid additional exchange rate charges, travellers are advised to take traveller's cheques in US Dollars or Pounds Sterling.
Banking Hours
Mon-Tues and Thurs-Fri 0830-1530, Wed 0830-1300, Sat 0830-1100.
Exchange Rate Indicators
Date
Apr 09
£1.00=
LSL13.47
$1.00=
LSL9.03
€1.00=
LSL11.98
Currency
Loti (LSL) = 100 lisente. Notes are in denominations of LSL200, 100, 50, 20 and 10. Coins are in denominations of 500, 200, 100, 50, 25, 10, 5, 2 and 1 lisente. The plural of ‘loti’ is ‘maloti’ and the singular of ‘lisente’ is ‘sente’. The South African Rand is accepted as legal currency on a par with the Loti (Rand R1 = 100 cents).
Credit/Debit Cards and ATMs
Limited acceptance of credit cards. Some ATMs have the facility to accept international cards but are unreliable.
Traveller's Cheques
These are widely accepted. To avoid additional exchange rate charges, travellers are advised to take traveller's cheques in US Dollars or Pounds Sterling.
Banking Hours
Mon-Tues and Thurs-Fri 0830-1530, Wed 0830-1300, Sat 0830-1100.
Exchange Rate Indicators
| Date | Apr 09 |
| £1.00= | LSL13.47 |
| $1.00= | LSL9.03 |
| €1.00= | LSL11.98 |
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