Catalog
10 Shillings
| Issuer | Reserve Bank of Malawi |
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| Year | 1964 |
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| Value | 10 Shillings |
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| Obverse description | Printed in dark red-brown on a light underprint, the obverse bears a central intaglio portrait vignette of Dr. Hastings Kamuzu Banda in an oval frame at left, with a lakeside scene to the right showing a traditional fishing boat on calm waters beneath a distant shoreline. The bank title THE RESERVE BANK OF MALAWI appears at top centre, with the promise text PROMISE TO PAY THE BEARER ON DEMAND THE SUM OF above the large denomination inscription TEN SHILLINGS. Corner numerals reading 10/- appear at all four corners, and the text ISSUED UNDER THE RESERVE BANK OF MALAWI ACT, 1964 is printed below the vignette, with facsimile signatures of the Governor and General Manager at lower right. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse is printed in dark red-brown and centres on a large agricultural vignette of tobacco field workers harvesting crops, with rolling hills visible in the background. Guilloche cornerpieces carry the denomination numeral 10/- at upper left and right, while a decorative border of stylised floral and scroll motifs frames the design. The inscription TEN SHILLINGS appears in a panel at the top centre, and THE RESERVE BANK OF MALAWI is lettered along the lower border. |
| Reverse lettering | TEN SHILLINGS 10/- THE RESERVE BANK OF MALAWI |
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