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4000 Kwacha Taipei Subway
| Issuer | Bank of Zambia |
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| Year | 1998 |
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| Value | 4000 Kwacha (4000 ZMK) |
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| Reverse description | Central field features a detailed relief of a Taipei MRT Chung-Ho Line railcar rendered in profile on tracks, set against a stylised background of sweeping curved lines evoking motion and modern transit. A small inset diamond is set at the top centre of the railcar image. The date 1998 is inscribed vertically to the left of the central design. Chinese characters reading the full commemorative title arc around the upper and outer periphery, while the inscription 1 OZ 999 SILVER is placed along the lower field in Latin script. |
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| Edge | Reeded |
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Zambia's series of novelty collector issues from the late 1990s leaned hard into topical subjects with no geographic connection to the country — a practice common among several sub-Saharan issuers who licensed their minting authority to produce coins aimed squarely at thematic collectors in Europe and Asia rather than domestic circulation. This piece commemorates the Taipei Rapid Transit system, which opened its first operational line in 1996 after a construction program repeatedly delayed by engineering challenges and contractor disputes stretching back to the late 1980s.
The inset diamond is the commercial hook. Coins of this type were sold through Franklin Mint-style distribution channels at significant premiums over melt.