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1000 Kwacha Captain Cook
| Issuer | Bank of Zambia |
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| Year | 2000 |
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| Composition | Copper-nickel |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing effigy of Queen Elizabeth II after Ian Rank-Broadley, depicted with a diadem and draped bust. The legend ZAMBIA arcs across the upper field, while the denomination 1000 KWACHA appears in the lower field. The date 2000 is divided on either side of the portrait. The design is set within an oval flan, characteristic of this Millennium Collection series. |
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| Reverse description | Central depiction of a tall-masted sailing vessel, representative of HMS Endeavour, set against a stylized ocean and landmass background evoking the coastline of Australasia. A portrait bust of Captain James Cook appears in the upper left field. The legend MILLENNIUM COLLECTION · 1000 YEARS OF EXPLORATION arcs across the upper portion, with the inscription CAPTAIN COOK IN AUSTRALASIA c.1770 placed in the lower field. The overall composition commemorates Cook's historic voyages of exploration in the Pacific region. |
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Zambia produced a series of large-format copper-nickel issues around 2000 aimed squarely at the thematic collector market rather than circulation — Cook appearing on Zambian coinage has nothing to do with the country's history and everything to do with the international novelty coin trade that the Bank of Zambia leaned into heavily during this period. These pieces were sold through dealers and were never intended to pass through Lusaka's economy.