According to a press release dated 11 February 2025, these notes were to be issued on 31 March 2025 pursuant to Section 17(1) of the Bank of Zambia Act 2022. The front of each note features the flying African fish eagle with one of Zambia’s key economic sectors in the background and endemic flowers on the long edges as a see-through register. The backs of the notes feature six of Zambia’s key waterfalls with endemic trees and the Big Five animals. The preceding issues will circulate in parallel with these new issues until worn out.
The introduction of this denomination was delayed until later in 2025.
B173 (PNL): 50 kwacha (US$1.80)
Blue. Front: English text; Bank of Zambia logo; flower as registration device; dump truck; fish eagle in flight; map of Zambia in gold OVI; Zambian coat of arms. Back: English text; baobab tree; two birds perched on branch; Lumangwe Falls; flower as registration device. Green RollingStar i+ windowed security thread with demetalized Bank of Zambia logo and 50. Watermark: Fish eagle and electrotype 50 plus fish eagle. Printer: (Unknown). 130 x 69 mm. Paper.
a. 2024. Sig. 16: Kalyalya.
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