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20 Kwacha
| Issuer | Bank of Zambia |
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| Year | 1992-1995 |
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| Value | 20 Kwacha (20 ZMK) |
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| Obverse description | A large intaglio vignette of a African Fish Eagle perched on a branch occupies the right portion of the note, set against a multicolour underprint of a tree rendered in golden-brown tones. The Zambia coat of arms appears in a green guilloche medallion at lower left, accompanied by a small dove vignette above it, and denomination cartouches marked K20 appear at upper left and lower right. The promise-to-pay legend, governor signature line, and issuer title are printed across the centre in green letterpress. |
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| Signature(s) | D. Mulaisho (Sig.10); Dr. J. Mwanza (Sig.11) |
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The P#36 series coincided with a turbulent stretch of Zambian monetary history. The early 1990s brought IMF-backed structural adjustment, the end of Kenneth Kaunda's one-party state, and an inflation spiral that rendered lower denominations functionally useless within a few years of this note entering circulation. By the mid-1990s, 20 Kwacha barely covered a loaf of bread in Lusaka.
Thomas De La Rue printed the series in London under contract — routine for the Bank of Zambia at this period. The single recorded signature variant, Mwanza, dates only to the 1992 issue year, suggesting the signing authority changed before the series ran its full course.