Zambia to issue improved banknotes
The Bank of Zambia has announced that it will issue a series of improved banknotes. They're mostly security related changes but other than the changes listed below, the design will stay the same.
First the 2- and 5-kwacha notes will be issued in August 2018, the other denominations will follow.
The changes are:
20-, 50- and 100-kwacha
- A new security feature called SPARKLIVE has been incorporated in the figure on the lower right hand side to further shield these banknotes from being counterfeited. This security feature will exhibit three overt visual characteristics i.e. color- shift properties, optical brightness and dynamic light effects.
- A 5mm optically visible four window security thread with micro optical dynamic effects has replaced the hologram on the three denominations.
- The ‘birds in flight’ feature has shifted from the right edge of the back of the banknote to the left edge
- “The tactile mark” for the visually impaired have now been put on both edges of the banknotes to enhance tactility or the feel effect.
10-kwacha
- A new four-window security thread will replace the hologram on the front of the banknote.
- Tactile marks for the visually impaired have been put on both edges of the banknote to enhance tactility.
2- and 5-kwacha
- Different images (dove, text K2 and K5) appear as a new glossy varnish with a blind embossing for ease of identification.
- Tactile marks for the visually impaired have been put on both edges of the banknotes to enhance tactility.
Update 9-11-2018: all the new notes will be issued on 10 November 2018.
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