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5 Kwacha USS Missouri
| 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 lettering | 60th ANNIVERSARY OF VICTORY IN EUROPE DAY 1945~2005 USS Missouri |
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The USS Missouri (BB-63) is best remembered as the site of Japan's formal surrender on September 2, 1945, making her arguably the most historically significant battleship of the twentieth century. She was decommissioned twice — once in 1955 and again in 1992 — before being preserved as a museum ship at Pearl Harbor, moored deliberately close to the USS Arizona memorial. Malawi's decision to issue this piece reflects a broader trend among small nations with no naval history minting foreign warship commemoratives purely for the collector market.
The Schön 91.2 subtype designation suggests a variant within a larger commemorative program.