Zambian Kwacha

Also known as ZMW

official currency of Zambia

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It sits within the topics Circulating currencies, Currencies introduced in 1968 and Currencies of Africa.

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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

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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
replaces: Zambian pound
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.