MALAWI banknotes - a catalog of banknotes of different countries: modern coins and banknotes of all countries of the world, samples, gold and silver coins, photos and description.
Monetary unit: Malawian kwacha = 100 tambalam. Banknotes in circulation: 20, 50, 100, 200, 500 and 1 kvac. Issuing Bank - The Reserve Bank of Malawi.
Banknotes in circulation:
20 kvac.
L. S. On the right side of the Banknote there is a bust of Lazalo Mkhuso Jere (Inkosi ya Makhosi M'mbelwa II, 1915 - 1959), the political leader of the north of Malawi; under the bust there is an explanatory inscription. In the center - the image of the central office of the Reserve Bank of Malawi, since 1981 located in the year of Lilongwe. At the top of the Banknote there is an inscription in two lines: RESERVE BANK | OF MALAWI, below - denomination: 20 | KWACHA. On the left side of the Banknote there is the signature of the bank manager, the date of issue of the Banknote and the image of a fish. Denomination: 20 | KWACHA is placed in the upper left (vertical) and upper right (horizontal) corners of the banknote.
The banknote contains: a watermark in the form of a portrait on the face of the banknote; security thread; microtext with the inscription 20 RBM; latent and overlapping images; embossed element in the form of a square on the front side of the Banknote for visually impaired people.
The banknote in circulation since May 23, 2012.
50 kvac.
L. S. On the right side of the Banknote there is a bust of Philip Zitonga Maseko (1921 - 1954), social and political leader of the south of Malawi; under the bust there is an explanatory inscription. In the center - the image of the central office of the Reserve Bank of Malawi, since 1981 located in the year of Lilongwe. At the top of the Banknote there is an inscription in two lines: RESERVE BANK | OF MALAWI, below - denomination: 50 | KWACHA. On the left side of the Banknote there is the signature of the bank manager, the date of issue of the Banknote and the image of a fish. Denomination: 50 | KWACHA is placed in the upper left (vertical) and upper right (horizontal) corners of the banknote.
The banknote contains: a watermark in the form of a portrait on the face of the banknote; security thread; microtext with the inscription 50 RBM; latent and overlapping images; a relief element in the form of two squares on the front side of the Banknote for visually impaired people.
The banknote in circulation since May 23, 2012.
100 kvac.
L. S. On the right side of the Banknote there is a bust of James Frederick Sangala (1900 - 1974), the founder of the African Congress of Nyasaland, who contributed to the national unity of the country in the 1940s; under the bust there is an explanatory inscription. In the center - the image of the central office of the Reserve Bank of Malawi, since 1981 located in the year of Lilongwe. At the top of the Banknote there is an inscription in two lines: RESERVE BANK | OF MALAWI, below - denomination: 100 | KWACHA. On the left side of the Banknote there is the signature of the bank manager, the date of issue of the Banknote and the image of a fish. Denomination: 100 | KWACHA is placed in the upper left (vertical) and upper right (horizontal) corners of the banknote.
200 kvac.
L. S. On the right side of the Banknote there is a bust of Rose Lomathinda Chibambo (1928 -), chairwoman of the African Congress of Women of Nyasaland and the first woman to join the government of independent Malawi in 1964; under the bust there is an explanatory inscription. In the center - the image of the central office of the Reserve Bank of Malawi, since 1981 located in the year of Lilongwe. At the top of the Banknote there is an inscription in two lines: RESERVE BANK | OF MALAWI, below - Face value: 200 | KWACHA. On the left side of the Banknote there is the signature of the bank manager, the date of issue of the Banknote and the image of a fish. Denomination: 200 | KWACHA is placed in the upper left (vertical) and upper right (horizontal) corners of the banknote.
The banknote contains: a watermark in the form of a portrait on the face of the banknote; security thread; microtext with the inscription 200 RBM; latent and overlapping images; an image with a changing color; hologram; a relief element in the form of four squares on the front side of the Banknote for visually impaired people.
The banknote in circulation since May 23, 2012.
500 kvac.
L. S. On the right side of the Banknote there is a bust of the country's national hero, John Chilembwe (1871 - 1915), one of the founders of the national liberation movement in Nyasaland (now Malawi); under the bust there is an explanatory inscription. In the center - the image of the central office of the Reserve Bank of Malawi, since 1981 located in the year of Lilongwe. At the top of the Banknote there is an inscription in two lines: RESERVE BANK | OF MALAWI, below - Face value: 500 | KWACHA. On the left side of the Banknote there is the signature of the bank manager, the date of issue of the Banknote and the image of a fish. Denomination: 500 | KWACHA is placed in the upper left (vertical) and upper right (horizontal) corners of the banknote.
The banknote contains: a watermark in the form of a portrait on the face of the banknote; security thread; microtext with the inscription 500 RBM; latent and overlapping images; an image with a changing color; hologram; image visible in ultraviolet light; a relief element in the form of five squares on the front side of the Banknote for visually impaired people.
The banknote in circulation since May 23, 2012.
1 kvac.
L. S. On the right side of the Banknote there is a bust of Hastings Kamuzu Banda (1898 (?) - 1997), the leader of the struggle for the independence of Malawi, statesman and party leader, prime minister, president-for-life and dictator from 1963 to 1994; under the bust there is an explanatory inscription. In the center - the image of the central office of the Reserve Bank of Malawi, since 1981 located in the year of Lilongwe. At the top of the Banknote there is an inscription in two lines: RESERVE BANK | OF MALAWI, below - Face value: 1000 | KWACHA. On the left side of the Banknote there is the signature of the bank manager, the date of issue of the Banknote and the image of a fish. Denomination: 1000 | KWACHA is placed in the upper left (vertical) and upper right (horizontal) corners of the banknote.
Banknotes OLD ISSUES REMOVED FROM CIRCULATION:
Banknotes of the series issued in 1997 and 2001-2004 were withdrawn from circulation.
5 kvac.
Obverse: On the right side of the banknote, against the background of fishermen in a boat, there is a bust of the country's national hero, John Chilembwe (1871 - 1915), one of the founders of the national liberation movement in Nyasaland (now Malawi); under the bust there is an explanatory inscription. On the left side of the Banknote there is the signature of the bank manager, the date of issue and the image of a fish. In the upper part of the banknote, to the left of the bust, there is an inscription in two lines: RESERVE BANK | OF MALAWI. On the left side of the Banknote (vertically) and bottom (horizontally), the denomination is in words: FIVE KWACHA, denomination K5 - in the lower left and upper right corners of the banknote.
The banknote contains: a watermark in the form of a portrait on the face of the banknote; security thread; microtext; latent and overlapping images; embossed element on the obverse of the Banknote for visually impaired people.
20 kvac.
Obverse: On the right side of the banknote, against the background of fishermen in a boat, there is a bust of the country's national hero, John Chilembwe (1871 - 1915), one of the founders of the national liberation movement in Nyasaland (now Malawi); under the bust there is an explanatory inscription. On the left side of the Banknote there is the signature of the bank manager, the date of issue and the image of a fish. In the upper part of the banknote, to the left of the bust, there is an inscription in two lines: RESERVE BANK | OF MALAWI. On the left side of the Banknote (vertically) and bottom (horizontally), there is a denomination in words: TWENTY KWACHA, K20 denomination - in the lower left and upper right corners of the banknote.
The banknote contains: a watermark in the form of a portrait on the face of the banknote; security thread; microtext; latent and overlapping images; embossed element on the obverse of the Banknote for visually impaired people.
