A Catalogue Of Zambian Money: 1953 – 2011

A catalogue of Zambian money illustrates the varied and interesting range of coins and paper money that have been used at different times in this part of Africa.

The history of Africa reveals that Zambia was a former colony of Great Britain. Zambia (Northern Rhodesia), Zimbabwe (Southern Rhodesia and Malawi (Nyasaland) later briefly formed the Federation Of Rhodesia And Nyasaland. They used the same currency as a federation until Zambia and Malawi split off as independent countiries in 1964. This became the diversion point for the currencies in the three separate countries.

Rhodesia And Nyasaland Coinage (1953-1964)

 

Half Penny

Half Penny

 

Half penny - b

Half penny - b

Penny

Penny

Penny - b

Penny - b

Three Pence Coin

Three Pence Coin

One Shilling - heads

One Shilling - heads

One Shilling

One Shilling

Rhodesia And Nyasaland Paper Money (1953 – 1964)

Ten Shillings

Ten Shillings

 

Ten Shillings - b

Ten Shillings - b

One Pound Note

One Pound Note

One Pound - b

One Pound - b

Five Pounds Note

Five Pounds Note

Five Pounds Note - b

Five Pounds Note - b

Zambian Coinage

 

After Zambia attained independence from Great Britain in 1964 a new (decimal) currency was introduced. The Pound  sterling was replaced by the Kwacha and the penny was replaced by the Ngwee. A hundred Ngwee make 1 Kwacha.

In some Zambian languages “Kwacha” means “Sunrise”  or “Dawn” (e.g.  Bemba and Nyanja languages) and Ngwee means “Bright.” This alluded to the vision of a bright emergence and future for the new Zambian nation.

2 Shillings

2 Shillings

5 Shillings 1965-b

5 Shillings 1965-b

5 Shillings 1965

5 Shillings 1965

 

1 And 2 Ngwee Coins -  1983

1 And 2 Ngwee Coins - 1983

5 Ngwee Coin

5 Ngwee Coin (1972)

10 Ngwee Coin

10 Ngwee Coin (1978)

20 Ngwee Coin

20 Ngwee Coin (1981)

50 Ngwee Coin

50 Ngwee Coin (1968-1973)

One Kwacha Coin

One Kwacha Coin (1968-1988)

Zambian Paper Money

1 Kwacha note

1 Kwacha note (1968-1988)

1 Kwacha-back

1 Kwacha-back (1968-1988)

2 Kwacha note

2 Kwacha note (1968 - 1989)

2  Kwacha-back

2 Kwacha-back (1968 - 1989)

5 Kwacha note

5 Kwacha note (1973 - 1989)

5 Kwacha note

5 Kwacha note (1973 - 1989)

10 Kwacha note

10 Kwacha note (1968 - 1981)

50 Kwacha note

50 Kwacha note (1986)

100 Kwacha note

100 Kwacha note (1991)

500 Kwacha note

500 Kwacha note (1991)

5000 Kwacha-back

5000 Kwacha-back (1992)

 

5000  Kwacha note

5000 Kwacha note (1992)

1 000  Kwacha note

1 000 Kwacha note (1992)

10 000 Kwacha note

10 000 Kwacha note (1992)

10 000 Kwacha note - back

10 000 Kwacha note - back (1992)

50 000  Kwacha note

50 000 Kwacha note

50 000 Kwacha note - b

50 000 Kwacha note -

Zambian currency has suffered from inflation. Over time, the exchange rate has changed from K2 to the British pound to somewhere betwee K7,000 and K8,000.

Coins and lower denomination notes are not commonly used and are only of interest as collectors items and tourist souvenirs. The lowest denomination in common use is the K50 note and the highest is the K50,000 note.

REFERENCES

  1. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zambian_kwacha
  2. http://www.joelscoins.com/nationsdead.htm
  3. http://lynncoins.com/proofcoin_article.htm
  4. http://www.atsnotes.com/catalog/banknotes/zambia.html
  5. http://www.ma-shops.com/aurich/item.php5?id=4719&lang=en
  6. http://ukzambians.co.uk/zambia/?p=432
  7. http://colnect.com/en/banknotes/banknote/13453-1_Kwacha-1968_ND_Issue-Zambia
  8. http://www.banknotes.com/z.html
  9. http://www.garrysue.net/
  10. http://www.katespapermoney.com/category.asp?ID=296
  11. http://www.sccs.swarthmore.edu/users/08/ajb/tmve/wiki100k/docs/Zambian_kwacha.html
  12. http://users.erols.com/kurrency/mw.htm
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