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10 Tambala
| Issuer | Reserve Bank of Malawi |
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| Year | 1995-2003 |
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| Technique | Milled |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | Central device depicts a closely bound sheaf of maize cobs with husks and leaves splaying outward at the top, rendered in naturalistic high relief by engraver Paul Vincze, whose initials P.V. appear in the left field. The numeral '10' is positioned to the left of the central device, with the date to the right. The denomination TAMBALA curves along the lower legend in large bold Latin lettering following the contour of the rim. |
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KM#27 spans a period when Malawi was under heavy IMF structural adjustment pressure, with the kwacha having been floated in 1994 after years of artificial pegging — a shift that dramatically eroded purchasing power and pushed the real value of small-denomination coins like this one well below their face value by the series' end.