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50 Tambala
| Issuer | Reserve Bank of Malawi |
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| Year | 1976-1984 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
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| Obverse description | A central vignette of fishermen at work on a lake occupies the middle of the note, rendered in fine intaglio engraving against a lightly guilloche-patterned underprint. A portrait of Dr. Hastings Kamuzu Banda appears to the right. The bank name and denomination are inscribed in the surrounding lettering. |
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| Obverse lettering | Reserve Bank of Malawi Promise to pay the bearer on demand the sum of Fifty Tambala 50t 50t Issued under the Reserve Bank of Malawi Act, 1964 |
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Malawi's tambala denominations were introduced in 1971 following decimalisation, when the kwacha replaced the pound at a rate of two kwacha to one pound. The 50 tambala — half a kwacha — occupied an awkward commercial position throughout its print life, too large for small transactions yet too small for meaningful trade, and De La Rue's eight-year production run for this note reflects steady demand rather than any particular monetary event.
Watermark-only security on a note spanning nearly a decade of issue is minimal, even by the standards of the period. Later Malawian issues added security threads, making P#13 the last of the series to rely on that single feature alone.