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Convert 1,000 Old Zambian Kwacha (ZMK) to Optimism (OP)

Convert old Zambian kwachas to Optimism at the live mid-market rate. Reverse: OP to ZMK

The Old Zambian Kwacha is no longer in use

Old Zambian Kwacha (ZMK) was replaced by the Zambian Kwacha (ZMW) in 2013. For today’s money, convert ZMW to OP.

1,000 old Zambian kwachas =

0.8347 OP +2.62% today

1 ZMK = 0.00083473 OP · 1 OP = 1,198.00 ZMK

Mid-market rate, updated 11:25 UTC. Paid plans update as often as every 60 seconds. Get ZMK→OP rates via API

ZMK to OP over the last year

0.00050.001Nov ’25Jan ’26Mar ’26May ’26Jul ’26Sep ’26
52-week high
0.00135208
52-week low
0.00014663
52-week average
0.00076491
Change over the year
+444.01%

Conversion tables

ZMK to OP
ZMK OP
1 ZMK 0.0008347 OP
10 ZMK 0.008347 OP
100 ZMK 0.08347 OP
1,000 ZMK 0.8347 OP
10,000 ZMK 8.34726900 OP
50,000 ZMK 41.73634500 OP
100,000 ZMK 83.47269000 OP
OP to ZMK
OP ZMK
1 OP 1,198 ZMK
10 OP 11,980 ZMK
100 OP 119,800 ZMK
1,000 OP 1,197,997 ZMK
10,000 OP 11,979,967 ZMK
50,000 OP 59,899,834 ZMK
100,000 OP 119,799,667 ZMK

Get ZMK→OP rates via API

The live rate, the rate on any past day or a whole range, for OP and 170+ other currencies, as JSON. Free plan included. See the exchange rate API.

curl https://api.currencyapi.com/v3/latest \
  -G -d base_currency=ZMK -d currencies=OP \
  -H "apikey: YOUR-API-KEY"

# the rate on a past day
curl https://api.currencyapi.com/v3/historical \
  -G -d base_currency=ZMK -d currencies=OP \
  -d date=2025-10-04 \
  -H "apikey: YOUR-API-KEY"

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Questions about ZMK to OP

How much is 1,000 ZMK in OP?

1,000 old Zambian kwachas is 0.8347 Optimism at the mid-market rate of 4 October 2026, 11:25 UTC, when 1 ZMK = 0.00083473 OP.

What was the ZMK to OP rate over the last year?

Over the last 52 weeks 1 ZMK ranged from 0.00014663 to 0.00135208 OP, 0.00076491 OP on average.

Which exchange rate is this?

The mid-market rate: the midpoint between what currency markets pay and ask for ZMK/OP, without the margin a bank or card issuer adds, so the rate you are charged is usually a little worse.