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20 Tambala
| Issuer | Reserve Bank of Malawi |
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| Year | 1989-1994 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Reverse description | A full-bodied adult African elephant advancing to the left occupies the central field, accompanied by a suckling calf sheltering beneath the cow, both rendered with naturalistic anatomical detail and set on a grassy ground line. The date 1994 is inscribed in the upper field above the elephant group. Below the ground line, the denomination 20 TAMBALA is boldly inscribed in two lines, curving along the lower rim. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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The KM#11.2a designation reflects a compositional shift from the earlier nickel-brass striking — a cost-driven change that coincided with Malawi's severe foreign exchange shortages of the late 1980s under the one-party state of Hastings Banda. Nickel clad steel was cheaper to source and easier to acquire without hard currency reserves.