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10 kwacha President Chen Shui-bian Inauguration, Pattern
| Issuer | Reserve Bank of Malawi |
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| Year | 2004 |
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| Shape | Round |
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| Reverse description | The reverse bears a formal portrait effigy of Lien Chan, 11th President of the Republic of China, depicted in three-quarter facing view wearing a suit and tie, set within the central gold-toned disc. To the right of the portrait, the Chinese characters 連戰 總統 (Lien Chan, President) appear in the field. The surrounding outer ring carries a bilingual commemorative legend in Chinese and English recording the inauguration, with the date 2004 inscribed at the lower portion of the ring. |
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| Reverse lettering | 中華民國第十一屆總統就職紀念 連戰 總統 Inauguration of the 11th President of the Republic of China 2004 (Translation: Commemoration of the Inauguration of the 11th President of the Republic of China Lien Chan, President) |
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In May 2004, Taiwan's diplomatic allies — a shrinking list of mostly small nations dependent on Taipei's foreign aid programs — marked Chen Shui-bian's second inauguration with commemorative issues. Malawi was among them, maintaining formal recognition of the Republic of China at a time when Beijing was actively pressuring African states to switch allegiance. This pattern piece was never released for circulation, which explains its survival in essentially unhandled condition.