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Zambian pound: research record

Evidence coverage: 1964–1968. This is the span of collected observations, not the currency’s lifetime.

This record includes associated currencies and earlier interpretations. The article selects the evidence relevant to its own history.

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Zambian pound

FTM000201 · Research draft
One scoped currency identity. Changes to subdivisions, scale, standard, instruments or issuers do not by themselves create children. A distinct account unit can remain a successor.
Dated observations: 1964–1968; this does not establish the entire lifetime.

Parents / predecessors

Children / successors

Zambian kwachadecimal currency replacement · 16 January 1968, institutional metadata
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Siblings

Unit and issue records 1 records

Evidence within this identity, not separate currencies.

Zambian poundFTM000779 · C626, C627, C638

Latest research

Modern account-unit review

Federal pound survived1963dissolution;1964–1965nationalcurrency transition divided federal monetary assets/liabilities as oldmoney withdrawn. Original law and contemporary UN territorialreplacement history support regional succession,not exact independence-daybirth. Supported relationship from explicit contemporary monetary succession; range and missing universal ratio remain scoped limitations, not a doubtful existence claim.

Sources and qualifications →
Monetary history 3 events

Includes dated issues, standards, subdivisions and institutional changes. Each event retains the source's date qualifications.

1964-11-16National pound introduction reported

Bundesbank’s table dates the Zambian pound to 16 November 1964 at parity with a unit it labels Rhodesian pound; precise federal predecessor mapping remains unresolved.

C626
1968-01-16Pound kwacha conversion reported

The same table dates the kwacha to 16 January 1968, at two original-scale kwacha per Zambian pound.

C627
1974-01-31Former pound withdrawal reported unconfirmed

That detailed indexed account says pound withdrawal was completed on 31 January 1974; this remains an unconfirmed issuer-history report pending original notice.

C638
Evidence & research notes 5 claims

Dated observations, not a proven complete lifespan.

Supported C626

Bundesbank’s table dates the Zambian pound to 16 November 1964 at parity with a unit it labels Rhodesian pound; precise federal predecessor mapping remains unresolved.

Deutsche Bundesbank · Metadata on the Exchange Rate Statistics, 24 September 2025 — Zambia entry Citation S340 · Open source ↗

Zambia, Currency history, PDF p.269; terminology limitation explicit

Source access and limitations

Same edition/work family as S98 and same URL as S329.

Not independent corroboration of those records.

The label Rhodesian pound in the 1957/1964 sequence needs reconciliation with federal issuer/legal terminology.

Full exchange law is not supplied.

Supported C627

The same table dates the kwacha to 16 January 1968, at two original-scale kwacha per Zambian pound.

Deutsche Bundesbank · Metadata on the Exchange Rate Statistics, 24 September 2025 — Zambia entry Citation S340 · Open source ↗

Zambia, Currency history, PDF p.269

Source access and limitations

Same edition/work family as S98 and same URL as S329.

Not independent corroboration of those records.

The label Rhodesian pound in the 1957/1964 sequence needs reconciliation with federal issuer/legal terminology.

Full exchange law is not supplied.

Supported C638

That detailed indexed account says pound withdrawal was completed on 31 January 1974; this remains an unconfirmed issuer-history report pending original notice.

Bank of Zambia · Currency History — Bank of Zambia, indexed account Citation S343 · Open source ↗

Currency Structure 1968–1974, final withdrawal paragraph; indexed-only

Source access and limitations

Opening mentions a 1965 kwacha, conflicting with its detailed 1968 account.

Do not adopt the erroneous-looking opening or certify the 1974 withdrawal claim without original notices.

Substantive indexed opening and 1968–1974 sections inspected; direct page showed only a loading shell

Inference C1253

The same documented federal monetary liquidation supplies the missing federal-pound ancestry of Zambia’s existing national-pound profile.

Corrected interpretation: Revision 27 supplies a new evidence basis for R-V25-008. Original law and contemporary UN territorialreplacement history support regional succession,not exact independence-daybirth. Supported relationship from explicit contemporary monetary succession; range and missing universal ratio remain scoped limitations, not a doubtful existence claim. Replacement evidence: C1578.

United Nations Economic Commission for Africa · Economic Bulletin for Africa, Vol.VI No.1, January 1966 (E/CN.14/396) Citation S194 · Open source ↗

January 1966, printed p 72 / PDF p 79, paragraphs immediately before MALAWI; document E/CN.14/396

Source access and limitations

Provides issue date and unit relationship; does not establish complete withdrawal/redemption rules.

Supported C1578

Federal pound survived1963dissolution;1964–1965nationalcurrency transition divided federal monetary assets/liabilities as oldmoney withdrawn.

United Kingdom · Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland (Dissolution) Order in Council 1963, S.I.1963/2085 Citation S342 · Open source ↗

PDF24,PartVI sections66–70; Claim-specific locators in evidence register

Source access and limitations

Original conditional deadlines do not establish whether later powers were exercised, or the actual last tender/redemption dates.

Federal political dissolution and bank dissolution are distinct events.

United Nations Economic Commission for Africa · Economic Bulletin for Africa, Vol.VI No.1, January 1966 (E/CN.14/396) Citation S194 · Open source ↗

PDF24,PartVI sections66–70; Claim-specific locators in evidence register

Source access and limitations

Provides issue date and unit relationship; does not establish complete withdrawal/redemption rules.

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