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10 Kwacha Lemur hanging from branch
| Issuer | Malawi |
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| Year | 2005 |
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| Thickness | 2.8 mm |
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| Obverse description | The national coat of arms of Malawi occupies the central field, featuring a quartered shield with a lion passant and rising sun, supported by a lion to the left and a leopard to the right, with an African fish eagle displayed as crest above. A scroll below the shield bears the national motto legend UNITY AND FREEDOM. The circular legend REPUBLIC OF MALAWI arcs along the upper periphery, while the denomination 10 KWACHA is inscribed along the lower border. The date 2005 is divided by the supporters, with '20' to the left and '05' to the right. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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Malawi's wildlife coinage of the mid-2000s was produced primarily for the collector export market, a revenue strategy common among smaller African nations with limited hard currency reserves. These pieces saw no meaningful domestic circulation.
KM#82 is silver-plated copper-nickel — a composition tier that ages poorly, with plating loss accelerating around edge contact points. Examples stored loose show silvering wear within years of issue.