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10 Kwacha Giraffe
| Issuer | Reserve Bank of Malawi |
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| Year | 2004 |
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| Composition | Silver plated copper-nickel |
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| Reverse description | A central square color insert depicts a mother giraffe and her calf standing in a naturalistic savanna setting, rendered in vivid polychrome enamel. Two silhouetted outline maps of the African continent flank the central insert at left and right in the field. The legend MOTHER NATURE OF AFRICA arcs around the upper portion of the coin, while ENDANGERED WILDLIFE is inscribed along the lower field. |
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| Reverse lettering | MOTHER NATURE OF AFRICA ENDANGERED WILDLIFE |
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Malawi's wildlife-themed coinage of the early 2000s was produced largely for the collector and souvenir market, not domestic circulation — the country's actual monetary needs were served by far humbler denominations. The 10 Kwacha face value was essentially nominal, set high enough to suggest prestige while bearing no relationship to purchasing power on the ground.
Silver-plated copper-nickel was the cost-cutting compromise that defined this entire series, allowing export sales at collector premiums without the expense of a true silver strike.