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1000 Kwacha Harvest Ant
| Issuer | Bank of Zambia |
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| Year | 2010 |
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| Shape | Round |
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| Obverse description | The central field features the Zambian coat of arms, comprising a shield supported by two human figures — a man to the left and a woman to the right — with a fish eagle displayed above the shield and a scroll below bearing the national motto ONE ZAMBIA ONE NATION. The date 2010 is split to either side of the arms in the field. The legend BANK OF ZAMBIA arcs along the upper periphery, while the denomination 1000 KWACHA is inscribed along the lower periphery. |
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| Obverse lettering | BANK OF ZAMBIA 20 10 1000 KWACHA |
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Zambia's wildlife coin program, active through the 2000s and into the 2010s, was largely produced by foreign minting houses targeting the collector market rather than domestic circulation — these pieces rarely if ever traded hands in Lusaka. The .500 fineness is a deliberate cost compromise common to the program, keeping silver content low enough to allow aggressive pricing in the novelty numismatic trade.
The harvest ant (*Messor* sp.) is an unusual subject choice even within a series known for offbeat fauna selections.