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10 Kwacha Conservation - Silver Proof
| Issuer | Bank of Zambia |
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| Year | 1979 |
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| Value | 10 Kwacha (10 ZMK) |
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| Obverse lettering | ZAMBIA 1979 |
| Reverse description | A Taita falcon (Falco fasciinucha) depicted in dynamic flight, wings fully extended and angled downward, occupying the central field of the coin. The bird is rendered in fine naturalistic relief against a deeply polished proof background, highlighting the feather detail of the wings and tail. The denomination 10 KWACHA appears in two lines in the lower field beneath the falcon, serving as part of the WWF Conservation series design. |
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Zambia's 1979 Conservation series was issued under the WWF-affiliated program that encouraged developing nations to produce high-value collector coins, with proceeds nominally directed toward wildlife preservation efforts. The silver proof strikes were produced for the international collector market rather than domestic circulation — Zambia's own economy at the time was contracting sharply as copper revenues collapsed following the mid-decade commodity crash.
KM#19a is the silver variant of a type also struck in cupro-nickel, distinguishable by the .925 fineness and proof finish rather than any design difference.