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5 Kwacha Battle of Teutoburg Forest, Marcus Caelius
| Issuer | Malawi |
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| Year | 2009 |
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| Currency | Kwacha (1971-date) |
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| Obverse description | The national coat of arms of Malawi is displayed prominently in the centre of the field, featuring a quartered shield supported by a lion rampant to the left and a leopard rampant to the right, with a rising sun in base and a fish eagle atop the crest. The motto ribbon below the shield bears the legend UNITY AND FREEDOM. The country name REPUBLIC OF MALAWI arcs along the upper periphery as an outer legend, while the denomination 5 KWACHA appears along the lower periphery, with the date 2009 inscribed in the exergue between the supporters and the denomination. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | The reverse depicts the funerary cenotaph of Marcus Caelius, a centurion of the XVIII Legion who fell during the Battle of Teutoburg Forest in 9 AD, rendered in detailed relief after the original stone monument. The inscription commemorates the disaster of Publius Quinctilius Varus and his three lost legions. A Latin legend referencing the Varian disaster and the cry of Augustus arcs around the design, with the Roman date MMIX and the designation A.D. also present in the field. |
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