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5 Kwacha USS Coral Sea
| Issuer | Malawi |
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| Year | 2005 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Obverse lettering | MALAWI 2005 5 KWACHA UNITY AND FREEDOM |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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The USS Coral Sea (CV-43) was decommissioned in 1990 after 43 years of service, making it one of the longest-serving Midway-class carriers in the U.S. Navy. Malawi's decision to issue commemorative brass in its honor is part of a broader pattern among landlocked African nations producing collector-targeted foreign military and naval subjects — coins that have no circulation purpose and are sold directly into the numismatic market.
KM#59 with the Schön variant suffix .3 suggests this piece is one of several related issues in the same series, likely distinguished by finish or packaging rather than substantive die differences.