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200 Kwacha
| Issuer | Reserve Bank of Malawi |
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| Year | 2001-2003 |
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| Size | 156 × 78 mm |
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| Obverse lettering | RESERVE BANK OF MALAWI TWO HUNDRED KWACHA PROMISE TO PAY THE BEARER ON DEMAND THE SUM OF K 200 ISSUED UNDER THE RESERVE BANK OF MALAWI ACT, 1989 JOHN CHILEMBWE GOVERNOR K200 |
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| Protection type | Watermark, Security thread, Optical variable device |
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The P#47 series coincided with a period of acute economic strain in Malawi — the early 2000s saw foreign exchange reserves collapse, maize shortages tip into famine in 2002, and the IMF suspend support over governance concerns. High-denomination notes like this 200 Kwacha circulated under conditions of accelerating inflation that would, within a decade, push Malawi toward much larger face values entirely.
De La Rue's inclusion of an optical variable device on a Malawian note at this date was relatively advanced for the region's circulating currency — OVD features were still uncommon on sub-Saharan African issues outside South Africa in this period.