Editing Malawian kwacha (section)

==Banknotes==

[[File:Kwacha Malawi Specimen.jpg|thumb|right|Old Malawian 1 kwacha note, carrying the date 1 Dec 1990, depicting former President-for-Life [[Hastings Banda]] on the front and workers in a [[Tobacco]] field on the reverse.]]

In 1971, banknotes dated 1964 were introduced in denominations of 50 tambala, 1, 2 and 10 kwacha. 5 kwacha notes were introduced in 1973 when the 2 kwacha note was discontinued. 20 kwacha notes were introduced in 1983. 50 tambala notes were last issued in 1986, with the last 1 kwacha notes printed in 1992. In 1993, 50 kwacha notes were introduced, followed by 100 kwacha in 1993, 200 kwacha in 1995, 500 kwacha in 2001 and 2000 kwacha in November 2016 to ease desperate cash shortages.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://allafrica.com/stories/201611120103.html |title=Malawi: Govt Introduces 2,000 Kwacha Banknote |date=2016-11-11 |access-date=2016-11-12}}, [[Nyasa Times]]</ref>

As of 2008, the following banknote denominations are in circulation:
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!colspan="7"| 1997 Series <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rbm.mw/cur_notescoins.aspx |title=Currency: Notes & Coins |publisher=Rbm.mw |access-date=2014-03-23 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140422171739/http://www.rbm.mw/cur_notescoins.aspx |archive-date=2014-04-22 }}</ref>
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!rowspan="2"| Image !!rowspan="2"| Value !!rowspan="2"| Dimensions !!rowspan="2"| Main Colour !!colspan="2"| Description !!rowspan="2"| Date of first printing
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! Obverse !! Reverse
|-
|[[File:5 kwacha.jpg|frameless|197x197px]]
[[File:5 kwacha1.jpg|frameless|197x197px]]
| K5
| 126 × 63&nbsp;mm
| Green
|rowspan="7"| [[John Chilembwe]]
| Villagers mashing grain
|rowspan="6"| 1 July 1997
|-
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| K10
| 132 × 66&nbsp;mm
| Brown
| Children in "bush" school
|-
| 
| K20
| 138 × 69&nbsp;mm
| Purple
| Workers harvesting tea leaves
|-
|
| K50
| 144 × 72&nbsp;mm
| Blue
| Independence Arch in [[Blantyre, Malawi|Blantyre]]
|-
|
| K100
| 150 × 75&nbsp;mm
| Red
| Capital Hill in [[Lilongwe]]
|-
|
| K200
| 156 × 78&nbsp;mm
| Blue
| [[Reserve Bank of Malawi|Reserve Bank]] building in [[Lilongwe]]
|-
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| K500
| 162 × 81&nbsp;mm
| Multi-colour
| Reserve Bank building in [[Blantyre]]
| 1 December 2001
|}

According to an article in the ''Nyasa Times'' dated 9 March 2012, within the next six months the Reserve Bank of Malawi would introduce a whole new series of notes, including a 1,000-kwacha note, twice the largest denomination currently in circulation. The notes were announced in Biantyre on 8 March by Governor Dr. Perks Ligoya. The new notes would be much smaller in size than the current notes, which served as a cost-cutting measure. The new 1,000-kwacha note was going to be printed by De La Rue.<ref>{{cite book | last1 = Linzmayer | first1 = Owen | title = The Banknote Book | chapter = Malawi | publisher = www.BanknoteNews.com | year = 2012 | location = San Francisco, CA | url = https://www.banknotebook.com}}</ref><ref>[http://banknotenews.com/files/65bd61dc00741e533fc0d888fe853846-2098.php Malawi new banknote family confirmed] BanknoteNews.com. Retrieved 2012-05-17.</ref>

On 23 May 2012, the ''Nyasa Times'' reported that the Reserve Bank of Malawi introduced the new 1,000 kwacha note into circulation along with the proposed new notes. The new 1,000 kwacha note was valued at around US$4. The new kwacha had the face of the first president Kamuzu Banda on the front and the back carries a depiction of Mzuzu maize silos.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nyasatimes.com/malawi/2012/05/23/malawi-releases-new-kwacha-bank-notes/ |title=Malawi releases new Kwacha bank notes &#124; Malawi Nyasa Times – Malawi breaking news in Malawi |publisher=Nyasatimes.com |access-date=2014-03-23}}</ref>

The new 20 kwacha note was found to contain an error. On the back of the note is a building identified as the Domasi Teacher's Training College (now known as the Domasi College of Education). However, it is reported that the building is, in fact, the Machinga Teacher's Training College.<ref>[http://www.malawitoday.com/news/125296-reserve-bank-goofs-new-k20-banknote Reserve Bank goofs on new K20 banknote], ''Mawali Today'', retrieved 2012-06-04.</ref>

The Reserve Bank of Malawi is going to revise its new family of notes so that they are more "blind friendly". According to the Malawi Union of the Blind, the current notes have raised dots to aid in recognition of the denominations, but the dots are too small to be useful.<ref>[http://www.amalawi.info/index.php/2012/07/10/malawi-central-bank-to-issue-new-blind-friendly-bank-notes Malawi Central-Bank to issue new blind friendly bank notes], Amalawi.info. Retrieved 2012-07-15.</ref>

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!colspan="8"| 2012 Series <ref>{{cite web|url=http://banknotenews.com/files/65bd61dc00741e533fc0d888fe853846-2098.php |title=Malawi new banknote family confirmed &#124; Africa |publisher=Banknote News |date=2012-06-05 |access-date=2014-03-23}}</ref>
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!colspan=2| Image !!rowspan="2"| Value !!rowspan="2"| Dimensions !!rowspan="2"| Main Colour !!colspan="2"| Description !!rowspan="2"| Date of first printing
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! Obverse !! Reverse !! Obverse !! Reverse
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| [[File:MWK0020v.jpg|150px]]
| [[File:MWK0020r.jpg|150px]]
| K20
| 128 × 64&nbsp;mm
| Purple
| Reserve Bank of Malawi headquarters in Lilongwe; [[Inkosi ya Makhosi M’mbelwa II (Lazalo Mkhuzo Jere)]]
| [[Domasi Teachers Training College]] building and tree; stack of books and mortarboard
|rowspan="6"| 23 May 2012
|-
| [[File:MWK0050v.jpg|150px]]
| [[File:MWK0050r.jpg|150px]]
| K50
| 128 × 64&nbsp;mm
| Light blue and green
| Reserve Bank of Malawi headquarters building in Lilongwe; [[Gomani II|Inkosi Ya Makhosi Gomani II (Philip Zitonga Maseko)]]
| Elephants, tree, and safari vehicle in [[Kasungu National Park]]
|-
| [[File:MWK0100v.jpg|150px]]
| [[File:MWK0100r.jpg|150px]]
| K100
| 128 × 64&nbsp;mm
| Red
| [[Reserve Bank of Malawi]] headquarters building in Lilongwe; [[James Frederick Sangala]]
| College of Medicine in Blantyre; stethoscope
|-
| [[File:MWK0200v.jpg|150px]]
| [[File:MWK0200r.jpg|150px]]
| K200
| 132 × 66&nbsp;mm
| Blue and violet
| Reserve Bank of Malawi headquarters building in Lilongwe; [[Rose Chibambo|Rose Lomathinda Chibambo]]
| New Parliament building in Lilongwe
|-
| [[File:MWK0500v.jpg|150px]]
| [[File:MWK0500r.jpg|150px]]
| K500
| 132 × 66&nbsp;mm
| Brown and orange
| Reserve Bank of Malawi headquarters building in Lilongwe; [[John Chilembwe|Reverend John Chilembwe]] 
| Mulunguzi dam in Zomba; water spigot; silhouette of woman carrying container on head and man carrying hoe over shoulder
|-
| [[File:MWK1000v.jpg|150px]]
| [[File:MWK1000r.jpg|150px]]
| K1000
| 132 × 66&nbsp;mm
| Green
| Reserve Bank of Malawi headquarters building in Lilongwe; [[Hastings Banda|Dr. Hastings Kamuzu Banda]]
| Mzuzu maize silos; stalk of maize (corn); silhouette of two people mashing maize
|-
| [[File:MWK2000v.jpg|150px]]
| [[File:MWK2000r.jpg|150px]]
| K2000
|
| Yellow
| [[John Chilembwe|Reverend John Chilembwe]]; outline of Malawi
| [[Malawi University of Science and Technology]], [[Thyolo District]]
| 1 June 2016
|-
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!colspan="7"| 2022 Series
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!rowspan="2"| Image !!rowspan="2"| Value !!rowspan="2"| Dimensions !!rowspan="2"| Main Colour !!colspan="2"| Description !!rowspan="2"| Date of first issue
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! Obverse !! Reverse
|-
|<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.banknote.ws/COLLECTION/countries/AFR/MLW/MLWW2022-2000.htm | title=P-W70 }}</ref>
| K2000
| 135 × 66&nbsp;mm
| Orange
| [[John Chilembwe|Reverend John Chilembwe]]; outline of Malawi
| [[Blantyre]] Magistrate Court
| 24 February 2022
|-
| <ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.banknote.ws/COLLECTION/countries/AFR/MLW/MLWW2022-5000.htm | title=P-W71 }}</ref>
| K5000
|
| Purple
| [[Hastings Banda|Dr. Hastings Kamuzu Banda]]; outline of Malawi
| [[Reserve Bank of Malawi]] central office, [[Blantyre]]
| 24 February 2022
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