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5 Kwacha Britannia coin
| Issuer | Reserve Bank of Malawi |
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| Year | 2006 |
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| Weight | 1.24 g |
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| Obverse lettering | ELIZABETH II 1/25 OUNCE AG.999 MALAWI 5 KWACHA |
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| Mintage | 2006 - Proof - 3,000 |
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Malawi has no historical connection to Britannia — the figure originates entirely with Roman Britain and was later revived by the British Royal Mint as a national emblem. This piece belongs to a wave of small-format silver issues produced in the mid-2000s by African central banks in partnership with private minting firms, marketed almost exclusively to foreign collectors rather than domestic circulation. The Reserve Bank of Malawi issued numerous such pieces across this period, with the Britannia motif licensed or adapted for the series.