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The '''pound''' was the currency in [[Zambia]] from independence in 1964 until decimalization on January 16, 1968. It was subdivided into 20 '' | The '''pound''' was the currency in [[Zambia]] from independence in 1964 until decimalization on January 16, 1968. It was subdivided into 20 ''shillings'', each of 12 ''pence''. | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
The Zambian pound replaced the [[Rhodesia and Nyasaland pound]] at par. It was pegged to the | The Zambian pound replaced the [[Rhodesia and Nyasaland pound]] at par. It was pegged to the British pound at par and was replaced by the [[Zambian kwacha|kwacha]] at a rate of 2 kwacha = 1 pound or 1 kwacha = 10 shillings. | ||
==Coins== | ==Coins== | ||
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! Image !! Denomination !! Obverse !! Reverse | ! Image !! Denomination !! Obverse !! Reverse | ||
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|align="center" | [http://coinsbanknotespictures.blogspot.com/2011/03/currency-of-zambia-10-shillings.html] ||10 shillings|| | |align="center" | [http://coinsbanknotespictures.blogspot.com/2011/03/currency-of-zambia-10-shillings.html] ||10 shillings||Chaplin's barbet||Farmers plowing with tractor and oxen | ||
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|align="center" | [http://coinsbanknotespictures.blogspot.com/2011/11/zambia-banknotes-1-pound-note-of-1964.html] || 1 pound || | |align="center" | [http://coinsbanknotespictures.blogspot.com/2011/11/zambia-banknotes-1-pound-note-of-1964.html] || 1 pound || Black-cheeked lovebird || Mining tower and conveyors | ||
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|align="center" | [http://coinsbanknotespictures.blogspot.com/2011/11/zambia-banknotes-5-pounds-banknote-of.html] || 5 pounds || | |align="center" | [http://coinsbanknotespictures.blogspot.com/2011/11/zambia-banknotes-5-pounds-banknote-of.html] || 5 pounds || Wildebeest || [[Victoria Falls]] | ||
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[[Category:History of Zambia]] | [[Category:History of Zambia]] | ||
[[Category:1964 establishments in Zambia]] | [[Category:1964 establishments in Zambia]] | ||
[[Category:Money]] | [[Category:Money]] | ||
