Catalog
| Issuer | Bank of Zambia |
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| Year | 1964 |
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| Currency | Pound (1964-1968) |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse lettering | 2S TWO SHILLINGS |
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| Additional information |
Zambia's independence coinage of 1964 was struck before the country formally severed its currency from the Rhodesia and Nyasaland pound system, which meant these shilling-denominated pieces circulated alongside the old colonial issues for a brief transitional window. The shilling was abandoned entirely when Zambia decimalized in January 1968, introducing the kwacha and ngwee — making this entire series obsolete after fewer than four years of legal tender life.