 The first issue of the first kwacha was issued in 1968.The series comprised five banknotes of 50 ngwee, 1, 2, 10, and 20 kwacha.The obverse of the five banknotes featured a portrait of president Kenneth Kaunda in tribal outfit on the right, together with the Coat of Arms of Zambia on the left on the 50 ngwee banknote, or at upper center on the kwacha banknotes.