Katalog
| Emittent | Reserve Bank of Malawi |
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| Jahr | 1973-1975 |
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| Druckerei | Bradbury Wilkinson and Company, United Kingdom (1856-1990) |
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| Vorderseitenbeschreibung | Portrait of Dr. Hastings Kamuzu Banda in an oval vignette at right, with a central lake scene of fishermen in a traditional boat beneath a tall palm tree, set against a mountainous shoreline. The note is printed in red on a light guilloche underprint, with the denomination 'K5' repeated in the corners. The issuer's title and promise-to-pay legend appear across the upper portion, with the date and Governor's signature at the lower centre. |
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| Rückseitenlegende | FIVE KWACHA RESERVE BANK OF MALAWI |
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| Anmerkungen |
Malawi's first banknote series followed independence in 1964, but the Kwacha itself didn't arrive until 1971, replacing the Malawian pound at a rate of two Kwacha to the pound. Bradbury Wilkinson, then still operating from their New Malden facilities in Surrey, handled the bulk of Anglophone Africa's early post-colonial note production — Malawi's early series was entirely theirs.
P#11 spans a three-year issue window, meaning examples can carry dates from 1973 through 1975. The watermark is the sole security feature, which was not unusual for low-volume African issues of the period but does make authentication more demanding on worn survivors.