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10 Kwacha Vice President Inauguration, Pattern
| Issuer | Bank of Malawi |
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| Year | 2004 |
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| Value | 10 Kwacha |
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| Obverse description | Central device features the coat of arms of Malawi, comprising a shield supported by two lions rampant, with a rising sun displayed above the shield. The national motto scroll appears below the supporters. The legend BANK OF MALAWI arcs along the upper periphery, with UNITY AND FREEDOM forming part of the inscriptions, and the denomination 10 KWACHA positioned in the lower field. |
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| Obverse lettering | BANK OF MALAWI UNITY AND FREEDOM 10 KWACHA |
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Malawi's 2004 presidential transition brought Bingu wa Mutharika to power after a deeply contested election — his United Democratic Front nomination was itself a source of internal party fracture that ultimately led to his break with the UDF within a year of taking office. Pattern pieces struck for inaugural commemoratives in small African nations of this period rarely entered any formal distribution chain, typically surviving only in mint archives or with officials present at the ceremony.
The "Vice President" designation here almost certainly refers to Cassim Chilumpha, whose relationship with Mutharika deteriorated so badly that he faced treason charges by 2006.