NGWEE: COIN OF ZAMBIA
2 ngwee, 1983: Republic of Zambia
2 ngwee exactly the same design of 1968-1978 was produced from another, more expensive alloy — bronze.
TWO NGWEE.
The martial eagle — a large eagle native to sub-Saharan Africa (including in Zambia).
ZAMBIA. 1983.
Kenneth David Kaunda — a Zambian first President (from 1964 to 1991).
Mintage: 60.000.000.
Royal Mint (United Kingdom).
- Copper plated steel: 21.1 mm - 4.19 g
- Reference price: 0.5$
COIN NGWEE — WHERE & WHEN (coins catalog: by names & emitents)
- REPUBLIC OF ZAMBIA (1968-...): ngwee = 1/100 kwacha
The name of the coin ngwee translates as "bright" in the chewa language (chewa, also known as nyanja, — a Bantu language spoken in much of Southern, Southeast and East Africa, namely the countries of Malawi and Zambia, where it is an official language).
