{"product_id":"zambia-p-62-10-kwacha-2024-unc-kariba-dam-pangolin-fish-eagle","title":"Zambia P-62 10 Kwacha 2024 UNC—Kariba Dam—Pangolin—Fish Eagle","description":"\u003ch3\u003eBanknote Characteristics\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eVarieties:\u003c\/strong\u003e Only one variety\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eColor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Green, red, yellow\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFront:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Bank_of_Zambia\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eBank of Zambia\u003c\/a\u003e logo; flower as registration device; \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kariba_Dam\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eKariba Dam\u003c\/a\u003e on the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Zambezi\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eZambezi River\u003c\/a\u003e; \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/African_fish_eagle\" target=\"_blank\"\u003efish eagle\u003c\/a\u003e in flight; map of \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Zambia\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eZambia\u003c\/a\u003e in bronze colour-shifting OVI ink; \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Coat_of_arms_of_Zambia\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eZambian coat of arms\u003c\/a\u003e. Windowed security thread with demetalized Bank of Zambia logo and 10. Green and red print.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBack:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Zambezi_teak\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eZambezi Teak\u003c\/a\u003e tree; two \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Pangolin\" target=\"_blank\"\u003epangolins\u003c\/a\u003e; \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kabwelume_Falls\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eKabwelume Falls\u003c\/a\u003e; flower as registration device. Green and red print; black serial numbers.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWatermark:\u003c\/strong\u003e Fish eagle head and electrotype “10” and fish eagle\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eComposition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Hybrid substrate (\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Louisenthal\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eDurasafe®\u003c\/a\u003e, a trademark of Louisenthal GmbH, a Giesecke+Devrient company)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e 118 × 69 mm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIssuing entity:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Bank_of_Zambia\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eBank of Zambia\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePrinter:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Giesecke_%2B_Devrient\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eGiesecke+Devrient\u003c\/a\u003e, Leipzig\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDemonetized:\u003c\/strong\u003e No — legal tender (issued 31 March 2025)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSignatures:\u003c\/strong\u003e Denny Kalyalya (Governor)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCurrency:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Zambian_kwacha\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eZambian kwacha\u003c\/a\u003e (2013–date) — introduced on 1 January 2013 to replace the old kwacha at a rate of 1,000:1, eliminating three zeros from all prices and accounts. The new kwacha was part of a broader effort to restore confidence in the currency after years of inflation.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAbout Zambia\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCapital:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Lusaka\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eLusaka\u003c\/a\u003e — city population ~3.3 million; metro area ~4 million\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePopulation:\u003c\/strong\u003e ~21 million — similar to \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Florida\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eFlorida\u003c\/a\u003e or \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Romania\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eRomania\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eArea:\u003c\/strong\u003e 752,618 km² (290,587 mi²) — similar to \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Texas\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eTexas\u003c\/a\u003e or \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Turkey\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eTurkey\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGDP per capita (PPP):\u003c\/strong\u003e ~$3,500 USD (IMF 2026) — ranked approx. 160th globally\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMain exports:\u003c\/strong\u003e Copper, cobalt, gold, tobacco\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBorders:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Democratic_Republic_of_the_Congo\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eCongo (DRC)\u003c\/a\u003e (north), \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Tanzania\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eTanzania\u003c\/a\u003e (northeast), \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Malawi\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eMalawi\u003c\/a\u003e (east), \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mozambique\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eMozambique\u003c\/a\u003e (southeast), \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Zimbabwe\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eZimbabwe\u003c\/a\u003e (south), \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Botswana\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eBotswana\u003c\/a\u003e (south), \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Namibia\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eNamibia\u003c\/a\u003e (southwest), \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Angola\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eAngola\u003c\/a\u003e (west)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLanguages:\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/English_language\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eEnglish\u003c\/a\u003e — official; language of government and education\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Bemba_language\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eBemba\u003c\/a\u003e — most widely spoken (~33%; Ethnologue 2023)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nyanja_language\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eNyanja\u003c\/a\u003e — ~14%\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Tonga_language_(Zambia)\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eTonga\u003c\/a\u003e — ~11%\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e70+ other indigenous languages spoken across the country\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSovereignty:\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePre-colonial kingdoms (\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Barotseland\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eLozi\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Bemba_people\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eBemba\u003c\/a\u003e, and others)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/British_South_Africa_Company\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eBritish South Africa Company\u003c\/a\u003e rule (1891–1924)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Northern_Rhodesia\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eNorthern Rhodesia\u003c\/a\u003e (British protectorate, 1924–1964)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Zambia\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eRepublic of Zambia\u003c\/a\u003e (1964–date)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eZambia Unfiltered\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eZambia is one of the world’s most copper-dependent economies. When copper prices fall, the kwacha follows.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kariba_Dam\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eKariba Dam\u003c\/a\u003e — depicted on the obverse — is one of the largest man-made lakes by volume in the world. It displaced 57,000 Tonga people when it was built in the 1950s.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eKabwelume Falls, on the reverse, is one of Zambia’s most spectacular waterfalls — and one of its least visited.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eZambia was one of Africa’s first countries to default on its sovereign debt in the COVID era — in 2020. It restructured in 2023.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe pangolin on this note is the most trafficked mammal on earth. Zambia putting two on its currency is a quiet act of conservation advocacy printed into every note in circulation.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eNot an Armadillo but a Mammal Covered in \"Fingernail\"\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe \u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Pangolin\" target=\"_blank\"\u003epangolin\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e is not a reptile, not a rodent — it is a \u003cstrong\u003emammal\u003c\/strong\u003e, and the only one on earth \u003cstrong\u003efully covered in scales.\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eThose scales are made of keratin\u003c\/strong\u003e, the same material as \u003cstrong\u003ehuman fingernails.\u003c\/strong\u003e Nocturnal and solitary, it eats ants and termites with a tongue longer than its own body. When threatened, \u003cstrong\u003eit curls into a tight ball \u003c\/strong\u003e— a defense that worked for millions of years, and now makes it trivially easy to pick up and carry away.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAll eight species are threatened or endangered. \u003cstrong\u003eThey are hunted for their scales — used in traditional medicine across Asia \u003c\/strong\u003e— and for their meat. The pangolin is the \u003cstrong\u003emost trafficked mammal on earth. \u003c\/strong\u003eZambia putting two on its currency is not incidental. It is a quiet, durable act of advocacy — printed into every note in circulation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eA Dam, a Bird, and the Sound of Africa\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe \u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/African_fish_eagle\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eAfrican fish eagle\u003c\/a\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003eis Zambia’s national bird. Its call — a sharp, yelping cry thrown across open water — is so distinctive it has been called the sound of Africa. It appears on the obverse in flight, and again in the watermark.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKariba Dam\u003c\/strong\u003e, also on the obverse, was one of the great engineering projects of the post-war era. Built between 1956 and 1959 on the \u003cstrong\u003eZambezi\u003c\/strong\u003e, it created one of the \u003cstrong\u003elargest reservoirs in the world \u003c\/strong\u003eby volume. The Tonga people who lived in the valley were relocated — 57,000 of them — with little compensation and no return.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe 2024 series is Zambia’s most visually ambitious currency in decades. The security features alone — color-shifting OVI ink, windowed holographic thread, hidden latent image — make this a note worth examining closely.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eOwn This New Issue of Zambia’s 2024 Series\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is the P-62 — Zambia’s 10 Kwacha 2024 issue on Durasafe® hybrid substrate, in Uncirculated condition. Issued 31 March 2025. Crisp, unhandled, and from the first print run of a brand-new series.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTwo pangolins. One fish eagle. 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