Zambia 1995 500 kwacha KM-136
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This specimen was lot 47832 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Chicago, August 2024), where it sold for $145. The catalog description[1] noted, "ZAMBIA. Silvered Brass 500 Kwacha, 1995. PCGS PROOF-65 Deep Cameo. On equality." The production coin was made from commercially pure silver; this example's brass composition and light weight suggests a trial strike. This denomination was used for several other NCLT's in 1995, including KM 225, 226, 227, 228, 229, 230, 231, 232, 233.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 223 g, 0.999 fine silver, 75.15 mm diameter, this specimen 185.53 g.
Catalog reference: KM-136.
- 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, August 2024 Global Showcase Auction, World & Ancient Coins, featuring The Emilio M. Ortiz Collection, The Richard Margolis Collection and The Rutherford Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2024.
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