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. These new notes will circulate in parallel with the preceding issues.
B171 (PNL): 10 kwacha (US$0.35)
Green and red. Front: English text; Bank of Zambia logo; flower as registration device; Kariba Dam on Zambezi River; fish eagle in flight; map of Zambia in bronze-to-green OVI; Zambian coat of arms. Back: English text; Zambezi Teak tree; two pangolins; Kabwelume Falls; flower as registration device. Green windowed security thread with demetalized Bank of Zambia logo and 10. Watermark: Fish eagle and electrotype 10 plus fish eagle. Printer: (Unknown). 118 x 69 mm. Composite (Durasafe).
a. 2024. Sig. 16: Kalyalya. Intro: 31.03.2025.
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