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6 Pence
| Issuer | Government of Zambia |
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| Year | 1964 |
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| Currency | Pound (1964-1968) |
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| Edge | Interrupted reeding (6 sections) |
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| Mintage | 1964 - - 7,000,000 1964 - Proof - 5,000 |
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Zambia's 1964 sixpence was part of the inaugural coinage issued at independence in October of that year, when Northern Rhodesia ceased to exist as a colonial entity and the new republic required a distinctly national currency within weeks of the flag change. The denominations deliberately retained familiar sizing from the outgoing Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland coinage to ease the transition for a population accustomed to those pieces.
The nickel brass alloy chosen here was a deliberate departure from the pure nickel used by neighboring states, reflecting cost negotiations with the Royal Mint, which struck this inaugural series on contract.