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10 Kwacha Kudu
| Issuer | Reserve Bank of Malawi |
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| Year | 2003 |
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| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
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| Obverse description | The central field bears the coat of arms of Malawi, featuring a shield supported by a lion rampant to the left and a leopard rampant to the right, with an eagle displayed as the crest above. A scroll at the base of the arms carries the national motto UNITY AND FREEDOM. The circular legend REPUBLIC OF MALAWI arcs along the upper periphery, with the date divided as 20 to the left and 03 to the right of the shield. The denomination 10 KWACHA appears in the lower field. |
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| Obverse lettering | REPUBLIC OF MALAWI 20 03 UNITY AND FREEDOM 10 KWACHA |
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Malawi's wildlife series coinage of the early 2000s was issued primarily for the collector market rather than circulation, a common strategy among smaller African nations seeking hard currency revenue through numismatic exports. The silver-plated brass construction makes the collector intent explicit — these were never intended to pass through hands in Blantyre or Lilongwe.