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A TOTALLY AMATEUR BANKNOTE COLLECTOR

Sunday 25 August 2013

Zambia










The Republic of Zambia is a landlocked country in southern Africa. Its Capital city is Lusaka. In 1911, Cecil Rhodes and the British South Africa Company Named the area as Northern Rhodesia , with southern Rhodesia now called Zimbabwe. In 1923 it became a British colonial territory and in 1953 grouped Northern and Southern Rhodesia's with Nyasaland (now Malawi). Northern Rhodesia became independent in 1964 and became The Republic of Zambia.

Monetary units:

1 Pound = 20 Shillings = 240 Pence up to 1968
1 Kwacha = 100 Ngwee 1968 onward.

The Notes above are :
The 1000 Kwacha from 2008 with a fish eagle on the front and an Aadvark, a tractor and the "chainbreaker" statue on the reverse. This is a polymer note.
The 500 Kwacha note from 2008 again with the fish eagle on the front and an elephant, women working in the fields and the statue . This is a polymer note
The 50 Kwacha note is from 2003 and has the fish eagle and the reverse has a Zebra, copper refining and the statue , this one is a paper note
And finally the 20 Kwacha Note, this one is made of paper and has a Kudu , the statue and the state house at Lusaka on the reverse. This note is from 1992.

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