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2000 Kwacha XV Soccer World Cup 1994
| Issuer | Zambia |
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| Year | 1994 |
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| Currency | Kwacha (1968-2012) |
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| Obverse description | The Zambian national coat of arms occupies the central field, depicting a shield supported by two figures and surmounted by an eagle, with a scroll below bearing the national motto ONE ZAMBIA ONE NATION. The date 1994 is divided across the field to either side of the arms, with 19 at left and 94 at right. The legend ZAMBIA arcs along the upper periphery, while the denomination 2000 KWACHA is inscribed in two lines along the lower periphery. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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Zambia's qualification for the 1994 World Cup in the United States never happened. The national team — widely expected to qualify after a strong campaign — was destroyed in April 1993 when a Zambian Air Force Buffalo plane carrying the squad crashed into the Atlantic Ocean off Libreville, Gabon, killing all 30 people on board. The commemorative was issued regardless, placing Zambia among dozens of nations that sold World Cup coins as pure numismatic revenue with no sporting stake in the tournament.