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 - b
Penny
Penny - b
Three Pence Coin
One Shilling - heads
One Shilling
Rhodesia And Nyasaland Paper Money (1953 – 1964)
Ten Shillings
Ten Shillings - b
One Pound Note
One Pound - b
Five Pounds Note
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
5 Shillings 1965-b
5 Shillings 1965
1 And 2 Ngwee Coins - 1983
5 Ngwee Coin (1972)
10 Ngwee Coin (1978)
20 Ngwee Coin (1981)
50 Ngwee Coin (1968-1973)
One Kwacha Coin (1968-1988)
Zambian Paper Money
1 Kwacha note (1968-1988)
1 Kwacha-back (1968-1988)
2 Kwacha note (1968 - 1989)
2 Kwacha-back (1968 - 1989)
5 Kwacha note (1973 - 1989)
5 Kwacha note (1973 - 1989)
10 Kwacha note (1968 - 1981)
50 Kwacha note (1986)
100 Kwacha note (1991)
500 Kwacha note (1991)
5000 Kwacha-back (1992)
5000 Kwacha note (1992)
1 000 Kwacha note (1992)
10 000 Kwacha note (1992)
10 000 Kwacha note - back (1992)
50 000 Kwacha note
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
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zambian_kwacha
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