Zambia

Banknote & Workd Paper Money Collection - Zambia. Currency: kwacha

The Kwacha (ISO code: ZMW) is the currency of Zambia. It is subdivided into 100 Ngwee.

The name 'Kwacha' derives from the Nyanja, Bemba, and Tonga language word for "dawn", alluding to the Zambian nationalist slogan of a "new dawn of freedom". The name ngwee translates as "bright" in the Nyanja language.