Zambia 1983 ngwee

from the Mountain Groan 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 in bronze 1968-69, 1972 and 1978. It was struck again 1982-83 in copper plated steel, whereupon the denomination was suspended. Zambia has not issued any coinage for circulation since a fifty ngwee of 1992 (KM 30). The reverse features an aardvark.

Recorded mintage: 60,000,000.

Specification: 2.10 g, copper plated steel, 16.47 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM 9a.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.

Link to:

• 1978 10 ngwee
• 1982 5 ngwee
• 1982 10 ngwee
• 1983 2 ngwee
• Zambia 1986 10 kwacha, White-winged Flufftail, World Wildlife Fund
• 1987 10 ngwee
• Coins and currency dated 1983