5 Shillings Independence

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Descrizione del rovescio	A bare-headed portrait bust of President Kenneth Kaunda faces right in high relief, rendered in a realistic and dignified artistic style. The legend PRESIDENT KAUNDA arcs along the upper periphery, with decorative star stops flanking the inscription at each side. The independence date 24 OCTOBER 1965 is inscribed along the lower periphery in large characters, commemorating Zambia's first anniversary of independence.
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Informazioni aggiuntive	Zambia gained independence from Britain on October 24, 1964, and this coin belongs to the first series issued under the new republic — a deliberate break from the Rhodesia and Nyasaland Federation coinage that had circulated across the region. The five shilling denomination was retained from the colonial system, an awkward transitional choice given that Zambia would decimalise entirely just two years later in 1968, replacing shillings with the kwacha and ngwee. The nickel brass alloy was sourced domestically — copper was Zambia's dominant export and economic backbone, making the composition as much a political statement as a practical one.