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20 Kwacha Endangered Wildlife
| Issuer | Reserve Bank of Malawi |
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| Year | 1996 |
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| Diameter | 38.6 mm |
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| Obverse description | The central field bears the full Arms of the Republic of Malawi, depicting a quartered shield supported by a lion rampant to the left and a leopard rampant to the right, surmounted by a rising sun above a fish eagle displayed as crest. The motto ribbon inscribed UNITY AND FREEDOM appears on a scroll beneath the shield. The circular legend REPUBLIC OF MALAWI arcs along the upper periphery, while the date 1996 is positioned in the exergue below the arms. |
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| Reverse description | The central field depicts a naturalistic scene of an adult African elephant (Loxodonta africana) standing facing right, accompanied by two calves beneath and beside it, all rendered wading through shallow water with aquatic vegetation and reeds indicated in the lower field. Tropical foliage is visible in the right background. The curved legend ENDANGERED WILDLIFE arcs along the upper periphery, while the denomination 20 KWACHA appears in the lower exergue. |
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Malawi's 1990s wildlife series was issued during a period when the Reserve Bank was actively courting foreign collector markets to generate hard currency — the domestic economy offered little demand for silver commemoratives priced far above average monthly wages. KM#35 falls within that program, which drew on CITES-listed species to give the coins international relevance beyond Malawian borders.