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1000 Kwacha - Elizabeth II Queen Mother
| Issuer | Bank of Zambia |
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| Year | 2000 |
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| Reference(s) | KM#75 |
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| Reverse description | The central field features a colourised black-and-white photographic portrait of Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother as a young woman, shown facing slightly left in a three-quarter bust view, wearing a light-coloured dress, set within an oval frame. The legend 'HM QUEEN ELIZABETH, THE QUEEN MOTHER' arcs around the upper border, with the centenary dates '1900 · 2000' inscribed at the top centre. The inscription 'THE EARLY YEARS' appears at the lower centre, while '· A COMMONWEALTH NATION PAYS TRIBUTE ·' runs around the lower border, all within a beaded inner rim. |
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| Mintage | 2000 - Proof |
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Issued to mark the Queen Mother's 100th birthday in 2000, this piece belongs to a wave of commemorative kwacha denominations that Zambia — and dozens of other Commonwealth and non-Commonwealth nations — produced through licensed programs during the 1990s and early 2000s. The Pobjoy Mint handled much of this work, supplying finished coins to small issuing authorities that lacked domestic striking capacity.
The 1,000 kwacha face value was essentially nominal; Zambia's inflation had long since rendered such figures meaningless for domestic commerce.