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10 kwacha Taiwan's Peaceful Referendum, Pattern
| Issuer | Bank of Malawi |
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| Year | 2004 |
| Type | Coin pattern |
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| Obverse description | The obverse displays the coat of arms of Malawi centrally positioned in the field, depicting two lions rampant supporting a shield charged with a rising sun, with an eagle displayed above. A scroll below the shield bears the national motto. The legend BANK OF MALAWI arcs along the upper periphery, while UNITY AND FREEDOM appears on the lower periphery, with the denomination 10 KWACHA inscribed at the base. |
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| Reverse script | Chinese, Latin |
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In 2004, Taiwan's then-president Chen Shui-bian scheduled a referendum alongside the presidential election — the island's first-ever public referendum — touching on missile defense and cross-strait negotiations with Beijing. The move provoked sharp diplomatic protest from China and unease in Washington. That Malawi, a landlocked southern African nation with no plausible stake in Taiwan Strait politics, issued a pattern commemorating the event reflects the quiet work of Taiwan's dollar diplomacy: formal recognition purchased through numismatic commissions placed with willing minor issuers.