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5 Tambala
| Issuer | Malawi |
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| Year | 1971-1989 |
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| Value | 5 Tambala |
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| Reverse description | Purple Heron standing left |
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| Reverse lettering | 1971 5 TAMBALA P.V. |
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Malawi's decimal coinage was introduced in 1971 when the country replaced the pound-based system with the kwacha and tambala — a conversion driven by the broader wave of post-independence monetary reform across southern Africa. The tambala denominations were sized and weighted to align loosely with familiar colonial-era coins, easing public adoption in a largely rural economy where cash transactions often passed through markets rather than banks.
The dual Schön references reflect a design change mid-series, distinguishing an earlier and later type struck across the same date range.