{"title":"Malawi Banknkotes for Collectors for Sale","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAbout Malawi\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCapital:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Lilongwe\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eLilongwe\u003c\/a\u003e (city pop. ~1.1 million; metro ~1.3 million). \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePopulation:\u003c\/strong\u003e ~21 million (UN 2023) — similar to Romania or Florida (USA)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eArea:\u003c\/strong\u003e 118,484 km² (45,747 mi²), similar to Pennsylvania (USA) or Bulgaria\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGDP per capita at \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Purchasing_power_parity\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ePPP\u003c\/a\u003e:\u003c\/strong\u003e ~$1,700 USD (IMF 2023) — ranks ~185th out of 193 globally\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMain exports:\u003c\/strong\u003e Tobacco, tea, sugar, cotton, coffee, peanuts\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBorders:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Tanzania\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eTanzania\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mozambique\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eMozambique\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Zambia\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eZambia\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLanguages:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Chichewa\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eChichewa\u003c\/a\u003e (~57% first language; ~70% total speakers, Malawi National Census 2018), English (co-official)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSovereignty:\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/British_Central_Africa\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eBritish Central Africa Protectorate\u003c\/a\u003e (1891–1907) — administered from \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Blantyre,_Malawi\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eBlantyre\u003c\/a\u003e, Malawi's largest city and commercial capital\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nyasaland\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eNyasaland\u003c\/a\u003e (1907–1953, 1963–1964) — British protectorate\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Federation_of_Rhodesia_and_Nyasaland\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eFederation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland\u003c\/a\u003e (1953–1963) — alongside Northern Rhodesia (now Zambia) and Southern Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Malawi\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eRepublic of Malawi\u003c\/a\u003e (1966–date) — independent republic; capital moved from \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Blantyre,_Malawi\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eBlantyre\u003c\/a\u003e to Lilongwe in 1975\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eMalawi Unfiltered\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMalawi is one of the most densely populated countries in Africa — and one of the poorest on earth by GDP per capita.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Lake_Malawi\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eLake Malawi\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e holds 30% of the world's freshwater fish species found nowhere else on the planet.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe New Parliament Building was completed in 2010, one of the most architecturally significant public buildings in the country.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMalawi has no coastline, yet fishing is a cornerstone of its economy and culture — the lake is everything.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Madonna_(entertainer)\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eMadonna\u003c\/a\u003e adopted four children from Malawi between 2006 and 2017, triggering years of legal battles with Malawian courts over whether the country's adoption laws applied to foreign nationals. The cases drew more international attention to Malawi than almost any other event in the country's modern history.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMalawi's first president, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Hastings_Banda\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eHastings Banda\u003c\/a\u003e, ruled for 30 years and declared himself President for Life. It was illegal to say anything critical of him. Men were required to wear trousers; women were banned from wearing them. He was eventually tried for murder after leaving office — and acquitted.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIn 2010, a Malawian gay couple was sentenced to 14 years of hard labor for holding an engagement ceremony. International outcry — including a personal appeal from UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon — led to their pardon within weeks.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"malawi-p-65a-200-kwacha-2022-unc","title":"Malawi P-65A 200 Kwacha 2022 UNC—Rose Chibambo—New Parliament","description":"\u003ch3\u003eBanknote Characteristics\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eVarieties:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTBB# 160a — 2016, Prefix AK–AP, Governor CSRC\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTBB# 160b — 2017, Prefix AQ–AS, Governor CSRC\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTBB# 160c — 2019, Prefix AV–AY, Governor DK\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTBB# 160d — 2020, Prefix BC–BH, Governor DK\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTBB# 160e — 2021, Governor WB\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTBB# 160f — 2022, Governor WB [this note]\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTBB# 160g — 2024, Governor WB\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eColor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Obverse: predominantly blue and green with color-shifting ink on the denomination. Reverse: blue and green.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFront:\u003c\/strong\u003e Reserve Bank of Malawi headquarters building in Lilongwe; portrait of \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Rose_Lomathinda_Chibambo\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eRose Lomathinda Chibambo\u003c\/a\u003e. Blind mark at lower left. Color-shifting ink on \"200 KWACHA\" at top left (dark green to turquoise when tilted). Iridescent ink inscription \"RBM\" over fish at bottom left.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBack:\u003c\/strong\u003e New Parliament Building in Lilongwe.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWatermark:\u003c\/strong\u003e Portrait of Rose Lomathinda Chibambo and denomination electrotype \"200\".\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eComposition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Paper\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e 132 × 66 mm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIssuing entity:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Reserve_Bank_of_Malawi\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eReserve Bank of Malawi\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePrinter:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/De_La_Rue\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eDe La Rue\u003c\/a\u003e, London\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDemonetized:\u003c\/strong\u003e No — current legal tender\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSignatures:\u003c\/strong\u003e Charles S. R. Chuka (Governor) · Dalitso Kabambe (Governor) · Wilson Banda (Governor)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCurrency:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Malawian_kwacha\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eMalawian Kwacha\u003c\/a\u003e (1971–date)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAbout Malawi\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCapital:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Lilongwe\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eLilongwe\u003c\/a\u003e (city pop. ~1.1 million; metro ~1.3 million)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePopulation:\u003c\/strong\u003e ~21 million (UN 2023) — similar to Romania or Florida (USA)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eArea:\u003c\/strong\u003e 118,484 km²\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGDP per capita at \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Purchasing_power_parity\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ePPP\u003c\/a\u003e:\u003c\/strong\u003e ~$1,700 USD (IMF 2023) — ranks ~185th out of 193 globally\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMain exports:\u003c\/strong\u003e Tobacco, tea, sugar, cotton, coffee, peanuts\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBorders:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Tanzania\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eTanzania\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mozambique\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eMozambique\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Zambia\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eZambia\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLanguages:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Chichewa\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eChichewa\u003c\/a\u003e (~57% first language; ~70% total speakers, Malawi National Census 2018), English (co-official)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSovereignty:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/British_Central_Africa\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eBritish Central Africa Protectorate\u003c\/a\u003e (1891–1907) — administered from \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Blantyre,_Malawi\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eBlantyre\u003c\/a\u003e, Malawi's largest city and commercial capital\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nyasaland\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eNyasaland\u003c\/a\u003e (1907–1953, 1963–1964) — British protectorate\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Federation_of_Rhodesia_and_Nyasaland\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eFederation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland\u003c\/a\u003e (1953–1963) — alongside Northern Rhodesia (now Zambia) and Southern Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Malawi\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eRepublic of Malawi\u003c\/a\u003e (1966–date) — independent republic; capital moved from Blantyre to Lilongwe in 1975\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eMalawi Unfiltered\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMalawi is one of the most densely populated countries in Africa — and one of the poorest on earth by GDP per capita.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLake Malawi holds 30% of the world's freshwater fish species found nowhere else on the planet.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRose Lomathinda Chibambo, whose portrait appears on this note, was a founding member of the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Malawi_Congress_Party\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eMalawi Congress Party\u003c\/a\u003e and one of the most prominent women in the country's independence movement — later imprisoned for her political beliefs.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe New Parliament Building on the reverse was completed in 2010 and remains one of the most architecturally significant public buildings in the country.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMalawi has no coastline, yet fishing is a cornerstone of its economy and culture — the lake is everything.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch2\u003eA Note Built for the Blind\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis variety carries a tactile blind mark at the lower left of the obverse — a small but deliberate act of inclusion pressed into a note worth less than fifteen cents. The Reserve Bank of Malawi designed it so that people who cannot see can still know what they're holding.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eSecurity in Plain Sight\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eTilt the note and the \"200 KWACHA\" at top left shifts from dark green to turquoise — color-shifting ink that counterfeiters can't easily replicate. A windowed security thread runs through the note, revealing the repeated inscription \"RBM 200\" under backlight. Iridescent ink over the fish at bottom left catches the light with the word \"RBM.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eThe Woman on the Money\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eRose Lomathinda Chibambo organized, agitated, and was jailed for the cause of Malawian independence. She outlived her imprisonment, her oppressors, and most of her contemporaries. Malawi put her face on its currency. That is not nothing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eOwn This Document of Malawi's Democracy\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eA circulating banknote from one of Africa's most landlocked, lake-defined nations — featuring a freedom fighter, a parliament, and security features that glow, shift, and speak to the touch. Uncirculated condition. A genuine artifact of a country still writing its story.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe lake is in there somewhere, if you look long enough.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"World Money Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51596593168695,"sku":"MW65AU","price":1.59,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0969\/7165\/3431\/files\/65A-2022-o.jpg?v=1774901640"},{"product_id":"malawi-p-63f-20-kwacha-2020-u","title":"Malawi P-63f 20 Kwacha 2020 UNC—Purple—Tribal Chief—Teachers—Teaching","description":"\u003ch3\u003eBanknote Characteristics\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eVarieties:\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eP# 63a \/ TBB# 157a — 2014, Governor Chuka (CSRC), prefix AQ–AS\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eP# 63b \/ TBB# 157b — 2015, Governor Chuka (CSRC), prefix AT–AY\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eP# 63c \/ TBB# 157c — 2016, Governor Chuka (CSRC), prefix AZ–BF\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eP# 63d \/ TBB# 157d — 2017, Governor Chuka (CSRC), prefix BG–BM; only variety in this series with Anti-Stokes fluorescence\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eP# 63e \/ TBB# 157e — 2019, Governor Kabambe (DK)\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eP# 63f \/ TBB# 157f — 2020, Governor Kabambe (DK); watermark portrait with mouth slightly open (this note)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eColor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Obverse: green and gold; Reverse: green and multicolor\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFront:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Reserve_Bank_of_Malawi\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eReserve Bank of Malawi\u003c\/a\u003e headquarters in \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Lilongwe\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eLilongwe\u003c\/a\u003e; portrait of \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/M%27mbelwa_II\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eInkosi ya Makhosi M’mbelwa II\u003c\/a\u003e (Lazalo Mkhuzo Jere); blind mark at center right for visually impaired users; gold iridescent ink strip (2014–2017: left of fish with “RBM”; 2019–2020: moved right, covers fish, includes repeated numeral 20)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBack:\u003c\/strong\u003e Machinga Teacher’s Training College; French inscription: \u003cem\u003eCollège de formation des enseignants de Machinga\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWatermark:\u003c\/strong\u003e Portrait of Inkosi ya Makhosi M’mbelwa II with numeral 20; 2014–2019: mouth closed; 2020: mouth slightly open; 2014–2017 also have diagonal cornerstone watermarks at each corner\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eComposition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Paper\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e 128 × 64 mm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIssuing entity:\u003c\/strong\u003e Reserve Bank of Malawi\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePrinter:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/De_La_Rue\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eDe La Rue\u003c\/a\u003e, London\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDemonetized:\u003c\/strong\u003e Current — not \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Demonetization_(currency)\" target=\"_blank\"\u003edemonetized\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSignatures:\u003c\/strong\u003e Charles S. R. Chuka, Governor (P# 63a–d); Dalitso Kabambe, Governor (TBB# 157e–f)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCurrency:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Malawian_kwacha\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eMalawian kwacha\u003c\/a\u003e (1971–date)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCountry:\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Malawi\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eRepublic of Malawi\u003c\/a\u003e (1966–date)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAbout Malawi\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCapital:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Lilongwe\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eLilongwe\u003c\/a\u003e (city pop. ~1.1 million; metro ~1.3 million)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePopulation:\u003c\/strong\u003e ~21 million (UN 2023) — similar to Romania or Florida (USA)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eArea:\u003c\/strong\u003e 118,484 km²\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGDP per capita at \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Purchasing_power_parity\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ePPP\u003c\/a\u003e:\u003c\/strong\u003e ~$1,700 USD (IMF 2023) — ranks ~185th out of 193 globally\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMain exports:\u003c\/strong\u003e Tobacco, tea, sugar, cotton, coffee, peanuts\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBorders:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Tanzania\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eTanzania\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mozambique\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eMozambique\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Zambia\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eZambia\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLanguages:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Chichewa\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eChichewa\u003c\/a\u003e (~57% first language; ~70% total speakers, Malawi National Census 2018), English (co-official)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSovereignty:\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/British_Central_Africa\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eBritish Central Africa Protectorate\u003c\/a\u003e (1891–1907) — administered from \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Blantyre,_Malawi\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eBlantyre\u003c\/a\u003e, Malawi's largest city and commercial capital\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nyasaland\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eNyasaland\u003c\/a\u003e (1907–1953, 1963–1964) — British protectorate\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Federation_of_Rhodesia_and_Nyasaland\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eFederation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland\u003c\/a\u003e (1953–1963) — alongside Northern Rhodesia (now Zambia) and Southern Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Malawi\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eRepublic of Malawi\u003c\/a\u003e (1966–date) — independent republic; capital moved from Blantyre to Lilongwe in 1975\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eMalawi Unfiltered\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMalawi is one of the most densely populated countries in Africa — and one of the poorest on earth by GDP per capita.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLake Malawi holds 30% of the world's freshwater fish species found nowhere else on the planet.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRose Lomathinda Chibambo, whose portrait appears on this note, was a founding member of the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Malawi_Congress_Party\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eMalawi Congress Party\u003c\/a\u003e and one of the most prominent women in the country's independence movement — later imprisoned for her political beliefs.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe New Parliament Building on the reverse was completed in 2010 and remains one of the most architecturally significant public buildings in the country.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMalawi has no coastline, yet fishing is a cornerstone of its economy and culture — the lake is everything.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eA Blind Mark and a Building\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe tactile blind mark at center right — the feature that names this type — was introduced in 2014 to help visually impaired users identify the denomination. It’s a small design decision that says something about the intent behind the note. The building on the obverse is the Reserve Bank headquarters in Lilongwe, the capital that was purpose-built in the 1970s to replace the colonial-era city of Zomba.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eThe Chief Who Watches Over the Currency\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/M%27mbelwa_II\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eInkosi ya Makhosi M’mbelwa II\u003c\/a\u003e — whose portrait appears on the obverse and in the watermark — was a paramount chief of the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ngoni_people\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eNgoni people\u003c\/a\u003e, descendants of warriors who migrated from southern Africa in the 19th century. His face is woven into the paper itself, visible only when held to the light.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eSeven Varieties, One Design\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe P# 63 series ran from 2014 to 2020 across seven distinct varieties, with subtle but meaningful differences: the position of the gold iridescent strip, the presence or absence of cornerstone watermarks, the background pattern, and the watermark portrait’s expression. The 2020 note — TBB# 157f — is the final issue of the series, distinguished by the watermark portrait with the mouth slightly open.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eOwn This Note from the Warm Heart of Africa\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMalawi is known as the \u003cem\u003eWarm Heart of Africa\u003c\/em\u003e — a reputation built on its people, not its economy. This 20 Kwacha note, crisp and uncirculated, is an affordable entry point into a collecting area that rewards close attention. The differences between varieties are real, documented, and genuinely interesting. The fish in the lake have no equivalent anywhere else on the planet. Neither does this note.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA small denomination from a small country that repays the collector who looks carefully.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"World Money Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51799015489847,"sku":"MW63fU","price":0.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0969\/7165\/3431\/files\/63fo.jpg?v=1774902620"},{"product_id":"malawi-p-64g-50-kwacha-2020-u","title":"Malawi P-64g 50 Kwacha 2020 UNC—Elephant—Fishermen","description":"\u003ch3\u003eBanknote Characteristics\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eVarieties:\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eP# 64a \/ TBB# 158a — 2014, Governor Chuka (CSRC), prefix AN–AR\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eP# 64b \/ TBB# 158b — 2015, Governor Chuka (CSRC), prefix AT–AX\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eP# 64r \/ TBB# 158bz — 2015, replacement note, prefix ZA\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eP# 64c \/ TBB# 158c — 2016, Governor Chuka (CSRC), prefix AZ–BF\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eP# 64d \/ TBB# 158d — 2017, Governor Chuka (CSRC), prefix BG–BM\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTBB# 158e — 2018, Governor Kabambe (DK), prefix BR–BT\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTBB# 158f — 2019, Governor Kabambe (DK)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTBB# 158g — 2020, Governor Kabambe (DK)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eColor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Blue, orange, and green on multicolor underprint\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFront:\u003c\/strong\u003e Fishermen in boat at left; \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Reserve_Bank_of_Malawi\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eReserve Bank of Malawi\u003c\/a\u003e building at center; portrait of \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Philip_Gomani_II\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eInkosi ya Makhosi Philip Gomani II\u003c\/a\u003e at right; two large blind-mark dots at center right for visually impaired users\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBack:\u003c\/strong\u003e Elephants, tree, and safari vehicle in \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kasungu_National_Park\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eKasungu National Park\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWatermark:\u003c\/strong\u003e Portrait of Inkosi ya Makhosi Philip Gomani II with face value\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eComposition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Paper\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e 128 × 64 mm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIssuing entity:\u003c\/strong\u003e Reserve Bank of Malawi\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePrinter:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/De_La_Rue\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eDe La Rue\u003c\/a\u003e, London\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDemonetized:\u003c\/strong\u003e Current — not \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Demonetization_(currency)\" target=\"_blank\"\u003edemonetized\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSignatures:\u003c\/strong\u003e Charles S. R. Chuka, Governor (P# 64a–d); Dalitso Kabambe, Governor (TBB# 158e–g)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCurrency:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Malawian_kwacha\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eMalawian kwacha\u003c\/a\u003e (1971–date)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCountry:\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Malawi\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eRepublic of Malawi\u003c\/a\u003e (1966–date)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAbout Malawi\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCapital:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Lilongwe\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eLilongwe\u003c\/a\u003e (city pop. ~1.1 million; metro ~1.3 million)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePopulation:\u003c\/strong\u003e ~21 million (UN 2023) — similar to Romania or Florida (USA)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eArea:\u003c\/strong\u003e 118,484 km²\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGDP per capita at \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Purchasing_power_parity\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ePPP\u003c\/a\u003e:\u003c\/strong\u003e ~$1,700 USD (IMF 2023) — ranks ~185th out of 193 globally\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMain exports:\u003c\/strong\u003e Tobacco, tea, sugar, cotton, coffee, peanuts\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBorders:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Tanzania\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eTanzania\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mozambique\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eMozambique\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Zambia\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eZambia\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLanguages:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Chichewa\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eChichewa\u003c\/a\u003e (~57% first language; ~70% total speakers, Malawi National Census 2018), English (co-official)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSovereignty:\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/British_Central_Africa\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eBritish Central Africa Protectorate\u003c\/a\u003e (1891–1907) — administered from \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Blantyre,_Malawi\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eBlantyre\u003c\/a\u003e, Malawi's largest city and commercial capital\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nyasaland\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eNyasaland\u003c\/a\u003e (1907–1953, 1963–1964) — British protectorate\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Federation_of_Rhodesia_and_Nyasaland\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eFederation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland\u003c\/a\u003e (1953–1963) — alongside Northern Rhodesia (now Zambia) and Southern Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Malawi\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eRepublic of Malawi\u003c\/a\u003e (1966–date) — independent republic; capital moved from Blantyre to Lilongwe in 1975\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eMalawi Unfiltered\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMalawi is one of the most densely populated countries in Africa — and one of the poorest on earth by GDP per capita.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLake Malawi holds 30% of the world's freshwater fish species found nowhere else on the planet.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRose Lomathinda Chibambo, whose portrait appears on this note, was a founding member of the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Malawi_Congress_Party\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eMalawi Congress Party\u003c\/a\u003e and one of the most prominent women in the country's independence movement — later imprisoned for her political beliefs.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe New Parliament Building on the reverse was completed in 2010 and remains one of the most architecturally significant public buildings in the country.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMalawi has no coastline, yet fishing is a cornerstone of its economy and culture — the lake is everything.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eTwo Dots That Changed the Note\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe two large blind-mark dots at center right — the feature that distinguishes this type from the earlier series — were introduced in 2014 as a tactile aid for visually impaired users. A small but deliberate act of inclusion, pressed into every note printed from that year forward. The earlier 2012 series had no such feature.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eThe Chief in Exile, on the Currency\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePhilip Gomani II never lived to see Malawian independence. He was removed from his chieftaincy by the British in 1953 and died that same year. His face now appears on the 50 Kwacha note of the independent republic he never saw — watermarked into the paper, visible only when held to the light. History has a way of settling accounts slowly.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eEight Varieties, One Safari\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe P# 64 series ran from 2014 to 2020 across eight distinct varieties, spanning two governors and six years of print runs. The 2020 note — TBB# 158g — is the final issue of the series. The reverse image of Kasungu — elephants, acacia, open vehicle — remained unchanged throughout, a quiet constant across a decade of economic turbulence.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eOwn This Note from the Warm Heart of Africa\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis 50 Kwacha note, crisp and uncirculated, is an affordable piece of a country that rewards the collector who pays attention. The fishermen on the front work a lake with no parallel on Earth. The elephants on the back are survivors of a near-extinction. The chief in the watermark died for a principle. All of that fits in your hand.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA note that carries more history than its denomination suggests.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"World Money Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51799015555383,"sku":"MW64gU","price":0.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0969\/7165\/3431\/files\/64go.jpg?v=1774902707"}],"url":"https:\/\/worldmoneystore.com\/collections\/malawi.oembed","provider":"World Money Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}