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1000 Kwacha African Hippo
| Issuer | Bank of Zambia |
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| Year | 2014 |
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| Thickness | 3 mm |
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| Obverse description | The national Coat of Arms of Zambia (adopted 24 October 1964) is displayed centrally in the field, flanked by the split date with '20' to the left and '14' to the right. The legend 'ZAMBIA' appears in widely spaced capital letters along the upper periphery, while the denomination '1000 KWACHA' is inscribed in widely spaced capital letters along the lower periphery. |
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| Edge | Reeded |
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Zambia's wildlife-themed coinage has long been a vehicle for the international collector market rather than domestic circulation — the Bank of Zambia has issued novelty and commemorative pieces since the 1970s primarily for export revenue. The 1000 Kwacha denomination itself became awkward almost immediately: Zambia redenominated its currency in January 2013, replacing 1000 old Kwacha with a single new Kwacha, meaning this piece was struck the following year in a unit already rendered obsolete by the rebasing.