Finance:Fifty kwacha

The Bank of Zambia K50 note is a denomination of the Zambian currency. The current paper note, was first issued in 2013 and in 2014 a new note was released a commemorative note to commemorate Zambia's 50th Independence anniversary. The commemorative note no the reverse features portraits of the presidents of Zambia since independence in 1964 and until 2014 while the other normal note features the an African leopard other features on the note are the Bank of Zambia Headquarters, and the Freedom Statue in Lusaka. The Obverse features African fish eagle perched on a branch the Coat of arms , a dove , African fish eagle's head and the Big Tree National Monument in Kabwe.

Designs

The fifty kwacha has two types of reverse designs which are both valid and in circulation in Zambia. The first reverse side was published in 2013 after the

Commemorative banknote

On October 23, 2014, one day before the celebrations of the independence day, the Bank of Zambia revealed its second ever commemorative banknote. A Fifty Kwacha banknote was issued commemorating the 50th Independence Anniversary. Unlike the previous commemorative banknotes and coins of Zambia, the new commemorative banknote was the first commemorative banknote allowed in circulation as a legal tender in the country, bearing the same features of the existing Fifty Kwacha bills.

External links

• New Zambian coinage dated 2012
• Fifty Kwacha on Chalo Chatu