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1000 Kwacha Titanic
| Issuer | Bank of Zambia |
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| Year | 1998 |
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| Shape | Round |
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| Obverse description | The coat of arms of Zambia occupies the central field, depicting two human supporters — a man and a woman — flanking a vertically striped shield, surmounted by an African fish eagle with wings displayed. The base of the arms bears a scroll with the national motto 'ONE ZAMBIA ONE NATION'. The date '1998' is divided across the lower field, with '19' to the left and '98' to the right of the shield. The circular legend 'BANK OF ZAMBIA' arcs along the upper periphery, while '1000 KWACHA' is inscribed along the lower border. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse features a relief depiction of the RMS Titanic underway at sea, shown in left profile with waves rendered below the hull and four funnels rising above the deck, a flag flying from the mast. To the right, a large circular coloured inset displays a navigational globe or world map in blue tones, indicating the ship's Atlantic route with plotted points. The bold legend 'TITANIC' arcs prominently along the upper border, while the inscription 'APRIL 15. 2.20 a.m. 1912' — recording the time and date of the sinking — runs along the lower legend. A beaded border frames the entire design. |
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Issued to coincide with the release of James Cameron's 1997 film rather than any anniversary of the sinking itself, this is a commemorative tied to Hollywood marketing more than maritime history. Zambia, a landlocked nation with no connection to the North Atlantic disaster, produced dozens of such novelty issues through the 1990s — a period when several African central banks licensed their minting authority to generate hard currency through collector sales rather than circulation.