1000 Kwacha 2002, Queen Mother [Zambia]

About the object

Country: Zambia
Shape: Round
Weight: 25 g
Name: Queen Mother
Metal: Cupronickel (copper-nickel)
Composition: Cu-Ni
Denomination: 1000 Kwacha
Currency Unit: Kwacha
Orientation: Medallic
Reference: KM# 171
Diameter: 38.6 mm

Reverse

In the central part, a left-facing portrait of Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon wearing a tiara. Along the edge of the coin are inscriptions in English: at the top 'QUEEN ELIZABETH THE QUEEN MOTHER', at the bottom '1900 TO CELEBRATE A LIFE 2002'.

Obverse

At the top, the state name in English 'ZAMBIA', at the bottom the inscription '1000 KWACHA'. In the upper part is the right-facing profile of Elizabeth II wearing a crown. Below the monarch's neck truncation is the sculptor's initials 'IRB' - Ian Rank-Broadley. In the lower part is the state coat of arms, featuring a shield with six wavy vertical stripes, above it crossed hoe and pickaxe, and above that an eagle looking backwards. The shield is held by a man on the right and a woman on the left, standing on a grassy field. At the base of the arms is the motto 'One Zambia One Nation'.