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10 000 Kwacha Queen Mother
| Issuer | Bank of Zambia |
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| Year | 1999 |
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| Composition | Gold (.917) |
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| Obverse description | The Zambian national coat of arms occupies the central field, featuring a shield decorated with wavy vertical lines representing the Victoria Falls, supported by a man in traditional dress to the left and a woman in traditional dress to the right. An African fish eagle with wings displayed surmounts the shield, while a pickaxe and hoe are crossed behind it. A scroll at the base bears the national motto ONE ZAMBIA ONE NATION. The country name ZAMBIA arcs along the upper legend, with the date 1999 inscribed in the lower exergue. |
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| Edge | Reeded |
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Issued as part of Zambia's late-1990s commemorative gold program, which ran well outside the country's mainstream monetary operations and was largely produced for the international collector market rather than domestic circulation. The Queen Mother series specifically capitalized on global interest surrounding Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon's approaching centenary in 2000, with several Commonwealth and non-Commonwealth nations alike releasing issues in her honor during this period.
Fr#14 places this squarely within the Friedberg gold coin reference — useful confirmation that the issue was recognized as a legitimate gold coinage despite Zambia's limited history with precious metal specie.