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10 Kwacha Osprey
| Issuer | Malawi |
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| Year | 2010 |
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| Value | 10 Kwacha |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | The central field features a full-color photographic representation of an Osprey (Pandion haliaetus) perched atop the broken stump of a dead tree, depicted in naturalistic detail against a blue sky background. The bird is shown in profile facing left, displaying characteristic brown upperparts and white underparts. The series title 'BIRDS OF PREY' arcs along the upper rim in raised lettering, while the species name 'OSPREY' appears in the lower margin, both legends rendered against the uncolored silver-plated border. |
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Malawi's wildlife coin program of the late 2000s and early 2010s produced a prolific run of large-format silver-plated issues aimed squarely at the thematic collector market rather than domestic circulation. The osprey depicted here is not native to Malawi in any resident breeding population — its appearance on a Malawian coin reflects the broad commercial logic of the series rather than any particular national or ecological connection.