50 Kwacha

Issuer	Reserve Bank of Malawi
Year	2001-2003
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Size	144 × 72 mm
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Obverse description	Intaglio portrait of Reverend John Chilembwe at centre-right, identified by name inscription below, set against a multicolour underprint incorporating a vignette of Lake Malawi with fishermen in a boat at centre-left. A teal guilloche band across the top carries the issuer title RESERVE BANK OF MALAWI and the denomination numeral K50 at upper right; a repeating security pattern with K50 numerals runs along the right margin. The Governor's signature and date appear at lower left above the denomination panel FIFTY KWACHA, with the statutory promise-to-pay legend and the fish emblem of the Reserve Bank rendered in teal.
Obverse lettering	RESERVE BANK OF MALAWI FIFTY KWACHA K50 PROMISE TO PAY THE BEARER ON DEMAND THE SUM OF K50 ISSUED UNDER THE RESERVE BANK OF MALAWI ACT, 1989 GOVERNOR JOHN CHILEMBWE
Reverse description	Central vignette of the Independence Arch in Blantyre, rendered in fine intaglio line work with surrounding trees and landscaped grounds; the caption INDEPENDENCE ARCH-BLANTYRE appears below the structure. The Reserve Bank of Malawi circular seal with lion device is positioned at upper centre, flanked by a cichlid fish vignette to its right. A dark teal panel across the lower portion bears the denomination K50 at left and the issuer name RESERVE BANK OF MALAWI in bold lettering, with the fish logo of the bank at lower right.
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