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#NationalAardvarkWeek shoutout to Zambia for putting an Aardvark on both a circulating coin and a banknote - apparently the only country cool enough to have ever done either:
Zambia 1 Ngwee standard circulation coin (1982-1983; a bronze version was also in circulation from 1968-1978)
Zambia 1000 Kwacha (1000 ZMK) standard banknote (2003-2012)
Honorable mention to The Gambia for once issuing a commemorative coin with an aardvark too:
The Gambia 40 Dalasis non-circulating coin Wildlife Conservation series (1977)
Resharing for #NationalAardvarkWeek 2024!