50 kwacha 1989 — Zambia ( Pick: 33 )
Region:
Africa
Front side
Back side
Banknote description
The banknote is a 50 kwacha issued in Zambia in 1989. It is cataloged under Pick number 33. The note features President Kaunda on the front, with a multicolor underprint in red-violet and purple. The back design includes a zebra head, a representation of manufacturing, a woman's bust, and the Chainbreaker statue.
This banknote is printed on paper and measures 155 x 78 mm. It is signed by Francis X. Nkhoma and produced by Thomas De La Rue & Company Limited.
President Kenneth Kaunda served as the first president of Zambia from 1964 until 1991.
This banknote is printed on paper and measures 155 x 78 mm. It is signed by Francis X. Nkhoma and produced by Thomas De La Rue & Company Limited.
President Kenneth Kaunda served as the first president of Zambia from 1964 until 1991.
Specifications
- Signed by
- Francis X. Nkhoma
- Date of issue
- 1989
- Printing office
- Thomas De La Rue & Company Limited
- Paper
- Paper
- Colour
- Red-violet and purple on multicolor underprint
- Dimensions
- 155 x 78 mm
- Amount produced
- Not specified
- Pick catalog
- 33
About this banknote
The Bank of Zambia issued the 50 kwacha banknote (Pick 33) between 1989 and 1991. This series was introduced during the tenure of President Kenneth Kaunda, who served from 1964 to 1991. The banknote was printed by Thomas De La Rue & Company Limited.
The obverse features a portrait of President Kenneth Kaunda on the right, with a fish eagle at the lower left and a butterfly over the coat of arms at the center. The reverse displays a zebra head at the lower left, manufacturing scenes at the center, a carving of a woman's bust at the right, and the "Chainbreaker" statue at the left. The note measures 155 x 78 mm and was demonetized on July 1, 2013.
