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5 Kwacha Conservation
| Issuer | Bank of Zambia |
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| Year | 1979 |
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| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
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| Obverse description | Bare-headed effigy of Kenneth Kaunda, first President of Zambia, depicted in high-relief right-facing profile bust, engraved with fine naturalistic detail. The legend ZAMBIA arcs along the upper periphery in bold capital letters, while the date 1979 is positioned in the lower field beneath the portrait. The field is deeply mirrored, consistent with proof-quality production. |
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| Obverse lettering | ZAMBIA 1979 |
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Zambia's 1979 conservation series was issued as part of a coordinated WWF-backed push across several developing nations to produce silver collector pieces tied to endangered species programs — a funding mechanism that put hard currency into wildlife conservation budgets at a time when Zambia's copper revenues were collapsing along with global commodity prices. The dual KM reference (18 and 18a) reflects a proof versus uncirculated distinction in finish, not a design change.