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
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.
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 entryCitation 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 entryCitation 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 entryCitation 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.
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.