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10 Kwacha Tree Frog
| Issuer | Malawi |
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| Year | 2010 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Obverse description | The Arms of the Republic of Malawi are displayed prominently in the center of the field, featuring a shield supported by a lion rampant to the left and a leopard rampant to the right, with an African fish eagle as crest above. A scroll at the base bears the national motto UNITY AND FREEDOM. The legend REPUBLIC OF MALAWI arcs along the upper periphery, with the date 20 10 divided across the lower field flanking the supporters, and the denomination 10 KWACHA inscribed along the lower rim. |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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Malawi's wildlife coin program from this period was aimed squarely at the collector export market — these pieces never meaningfully circulated domestically. The tree frog series capitalized on growing international demand for exotic fauna coinage in the late 2000s, with Malawi licensing its sovereign issuing authority to European distributors, a practice common among smaller economies seeking foreign exchange from numismatic sales rather than from the coins themselves.