1972 Zambia 20 Ngwee – Bohor Reedbuck – Kenneth Kaunda – KM#13 – Nickel-Brass Coin

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📄 Description:

🔹 Country: Zambia

🔹 Year: 1972

🔹 Value: 20 Ngwee (0.20 ZMK)

🔹 Ruling Authority: Republic of Zambia

🔹 Currency: Zambian Kwacha (1968–2012)

🔹 Composition: Nickel-brass (60% Copper, 20% Nickel, 20% Zinc)

🔹 Weight: 11.31 g

🔹 Diameter: 28.5 mm

🔹 Thickness: 2.1 mm

🔹 Shape: Round

🔹 Edge: Milled

🔹 Orientation: Medal alignment (↑↑)

🔹 Technique: Standard circulation

🔹 Demonetized: 1 July 2013

🔹 References: KM# 13, Schön# 13

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🪙 Obverse:

Portrait of President Kenneth Kaunda facing right.

Lettering:

ZAMBIA

1968

(Note: Date on coin may be 1968, as many Zambian coins used a fixed obverse date.)

Script: Latin

🪙 Reverse:

Image of a Bohor Reedbuck (a native African antelope), standing in profile, with denomination 20 Ngwee below.

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💡 Notes:

This coin features two strong Zambian symbols: President Kenneth Kaunda, a key figure in African independence, and the Bohor Reedbuck, representing Zambia’s natural beauty. Popular among collectors of African wildlife, post-colonial coinage, and 20th-century world currency.