Catalog
1 Kwacha
| Issuer | Bank of Zambia |
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| Year | 1992 |
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| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | Two Taita falcons (Falco fasciinucha) are depicted perched facing one another on a horizontal branch, with the large numeral 1 rising prominently between them in the upper field. The denomination legend ONE KWACHA is inscribed in two lines across the lower field in bold serif capitals. The design is uncluttered, with the birds rendered in fine detail showing feather texture and talons gripping the branch. |
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Zambia's shift to aluminium bronze for the kwacha coinage in 1992 came as the country was in the grip of severe economic deterioration — the kwacha had lost the majority of its value through the late 1980s and early 1990s, partly as a consequence of copper price collapses that gutted government revenue in a country where copper had once accounted for over 90% of export earnings. The 1992 date also coincides with Zambia's return to multiparty politics after nearly two decades of single-party rule under UNIP.