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Zambian Kwacha

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Zambian Kwacha

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Also known as ZMW

official currency of Zambia

Key facts

Code
ZMW (numeric: 967 ) , before 2013: ZMK
Symbol
K, ZK ‎
1 100
ngwee
Ngwee
N
Freq used
2, 5, 10, 20, 50 , 100 , 200, 500 kwacha
Official user s
Zambia
Unofficial users
Zimbabwe Malawi (used in the border areas between Zambia & Zimbabwe and also Zambia & Malawi )
Central bank
Bank of Zambia
Website
www .boz .zm
Printer
G&D , Johan Enschede en Zonen
Inflation
15.78%
Source
www .zamstats .gov .zm , January 2024 est.
Method
CPI

via Wikipedia infobox

Wikidata facts

Instance of
currency
Country
Zambia
Manufacturer
Giesecke+Devrient
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start time
2013-01-01
price
0.08517
central bank/issuer
Bank of Zambia
Commons category
Money of Zambia
unit symbol
ZK
conversion to standard unit
0.2619172341540073
applies to jurisdiction
Zambia
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Encyclopedic overview

Zambian kwacha (sign: K; code: ZMW) is the official currency of Zambia, issued by the Bank of Zambia. It is subdivided into 100 ngwee. On 31 March 2025, the Bank of Zambia launched the new "Heritage Series"—a refreshed currency family of six banknotes (K10, K20, 50, 100, K200, K500) and six coins (5 ngwee, 10 ngwee, 50 ngwee, K1, K2, K5)—featuring enhanced security and national heritage themes.

Etymology

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Zambian Kwacha” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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