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4000 Kwacha - Elizabeth II Coelacanth Fish
| Issuer | Bank of Zambia |
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| Year | 2001 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Obverse description | At the top of the field, the Zambian coat of arms with supporters is depicted above the date split to either side as '20 01'. Within a raised circular border at centre, the right-facing effigy of Queen Elizabeth II after Ian Rank-Broadley appears in high relief. The denomination legend 'BANK OF ZAMBIA' arcs along the upper periphery, while '4000 KWACHA' is inscribed along the lower periphery in Latin lettering. |
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| Mintage | 2001 - Proof |
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The coelacanth became one of the twentieth century's most dramatic zoological stories when a living specimen was hauled up off the South African coast in 1938 — a fish believed extinct for 65 million years. A second distinct population was discovered off Sulawesi in 1997, reigniting scientific interest just years before this coin was issued. Zambia has no coastline and no native coelacanth population, making this a purely commemorative subject with no domestic ecological connection.