Zambia 1972 5 ngwee
The first specimen was lot 73643 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, June 2021), where it sold for $105. The catalog description[1] noted, "ZAMBIA. 5 Ngwee, 1972. London or Llantrisant Mint. PCGS SPECIMEN-65 Gold Shield. Fully radiant and highly engaging, this Gem assuredly dazzles the eye and features the turbina corymbosa, a type of morning glory, on the reverse. Ex: Kings Norton Mint Collection." Zambia seceded from the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland in October 1964. A set of sterling coinage was issued in 1966. Zambia converted to decimal coinage in 1969 and this type was issued 1968, 1972, 1978, 1982 and 1987, whereupon the denomination was suspended. Zambia has not issued any coinage for circulation since a five kwacha of 1992 (KM 31).
Recorded mintage: 9,000,000.
Specification: 2.80 g, copper-nickel, 19.4 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: KM-11.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, The June 2021 Collector's Choice sale: World and Ancient Coins, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2021.
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