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Zambian kwacha: research record

Evidence coverage: 1968–2013. 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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Currency continuity

Zambian kwacha

ZMW · 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.
Current currency in the inherited endpoint register.
Dated observations: 1968–2013; this does not establish the entire lifetime.

Parents / predecessors

Zambian pounddecimal currency replacement · 16 January 1968, institutional metadata
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Children / successors

No distinct successor currency is established in the loaded view.

Unit and issue records 2 records

Evidence within this identity, not separate currencies.

Zambian Kwacha — endpoint research dossierFTM000752 · C578
Zambian kwacha — continuity across rebasingFTM000780 · C627, C628, C629, C637, C638

Reforms within this currency

1 January 2013Redenominated as

One 2013-scale unit equals 1,000 original-scale units.

C628, C629
Monetary history 3 events

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

1 January 2013Currency rescaling reported

The Bank of Zambia dates the kwacha's rebasing by a factor of 1,000 to 1 January 2013.

C578
1968-01-16Decimal currency introduction reported

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

C627
2013-01-01Same currency unit rescaling

Inference: It dates the 2013 rescaling to 1 January at one new kwacha for one thousand old kwacha, corroborating the previously inspected Bank of Zambia annual report. Inference: The 2013 rebasing is modeled as a unit-epoch change within the Zambian kwacha continuity; the pound-to-kwacha transition remains a separate predecessor conversion.

C628, C629
Evidence & research notes 6 claims

Dated observations, not a proven complete lifespan.

Supported C578

The Bank of Zambia dates the kwacha's rebasing by a factor of 1,000 to 1 January 2013.

Bank of Zambia · Annual Report 2019 Citation S312 · Open source ↗

Printed p.140 / PDF p.158, exchange-rate table footnote

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.

Inference C628

It dates the 2013 rescaling to 1 January at one new kwacha for one thousand old kwacha, corroborating the previously inspected Bank of Zambia annual report.

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

Zambia, Currency history, PDF p.269; compare C578/S312

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.

Inference C629

The 2013 rebasing is modeled as a unit-epoch change within the Zambian kwacha continuity; the pound-to-kwacha transition remains a separate predecessor conversion.

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

1968 and 2013 Currency history rows; editorial identity decision

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.

Inference C637

The indexed Bank of Zambia history’s opening mentions a 1965 kwacha, while its detailed account places the change in 1968; the discrepancy is retained for correction checking.

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

opening History paragraph compared with Currency Structure 1968–1974; 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

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

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