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1 Kwacha Independence
| Issuer | Bank of Zambia |
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| Year | 1974 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing portrait bust of Kenneth Kaunda, first President of Zambia, engraved in high relief against a smooth field. The effigy is unadorned and naturalistically rendered, capturing the president's distinctive features with fine detail in the hair and facial structure. The country name ZAMBIA arcs along the upper legend, while the commemorative date 24TH OCTOBER 1974 curves along the lower left and bottom of the coin. |
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| Obverse lettering | ZAMBIA 24TH OCTOBER 1974 |
| Reverse description | The full Zambian coat of arms occupies the centre of the reverse, depicting a quartered shield with a black eagle displayed as the crest, supported on either side by a man and a woman in traditional dress, each kneeling on one knee. A ribbon below the shield bears the national motto ONE ZAMBIA ONE NATION. The circular legend TENTH INDEPENDENCE ANNIVERSARY arcs around the upper portion of the field, while the denomination ONE KWACHA is inscribed along the lower periphery, all separated by raised dot stops. |
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