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mw-list-item"><a href="https://zh-min-nan.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malawi_kwacha" title="Malawi kwacha – Minnan" lang="nan" hreflang="nan" data-title="Malawi kwacha" data-language-autonym="閩南語 / Bân-lâm-gú" data-language-local-name="Minnan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>閩南語 / Bân-lâm-gú</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-be mw-list-item"><a href="https://be.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9C%D0%B0%D0%BB%D0%B0%D0%B2%D1%96%D0%B9%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B0%D1%8F_%D0%BA%D0%B2%D0%B0%D1%87%D0%B0" title="Малавійская квача – Belarusian" lang="be" hreflang="be" data-title="Малавійская квача" data-language-autonym="Беларуская" data-language-local-name="Belarusian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Беларуская</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-be-x-old mw-list-item"><a href="https://be-tarask.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9A%D0%B2%D0%B0%D1%87%D0%B0" title="Квача – Belarusian (Taraškievica orthography)" lang="be-tarask" hreflang="be-tarask" data-title="Квача" data-language-autonym="Беларуская (тарашкевіца)" data-language-local-name="Belarusian (Taraškievica orthography)" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Беларуская (тарашкевіца)</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-br mw-list-item"><a href="https://br.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kwacha_Malawi" title="Kwacha Malawi – Breton" lang="br" hreflang="br" data-title="Kwacha Malawi" data-language-autonym="Brezhoneg" data-language-local-name="Breton" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Brezhoneg</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ca mw-list-item"><a href="https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kwacha_malawi%C3%A0" title="Kwacha malawià – Catalan" lang="ca" hreflang="ca" data-title="Kwacha malawià" data-language-autonym="Català" data-language-local-name="Catalan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Català</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cs mw-list-item"><a href="https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malawisk%C3%A1_kwacha" title="Malawiská kwacha – Czech" lang="cs" hreflang="cs" data-title="Malawiská kwacha" data-language-autonym="Čeština" data-language-local-name="Czech" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Čeština</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ny mw-list-item"><a href="https://ny.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kwacha_ya_Mala%C5%B5i" title="Kwacha ya Malaŵi – Nyanja" lang="ny" hreflang="ny" data-title="Kwacha ya Malaŵi" data-language-autonym="Chi-Chewa" data-language-local-name="Nyanja" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Chi-Chewa</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tum badge-Q17437798 badge-goodarticle badge-Q17437796 badge-featuredarticle badge-Q17559452 badge-recommendedarticle badge-Q17506997 badge-featuredlist badge-Q17580674 badge-featuredportal mw-list-item" title="good article badge, featured article badge, recommended article, featured list badge, featured portal badge"><a href="https://tum.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kwacha_ya_Mala%C5%B5i" title="Kwacha ya Malaŵi – Tumbuka" lang="tum" hreflang="tum" data-title="Kwacha ya Malaŵi" data-language-autonym="ChiTumbuka" data-language-local-name="Tumbuka" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ChiTumbuka</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-dag mw-list-item"><a href="https://dag.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malawian_kwacha" title="Malawian kwacha – Dagbani" lang="dag" hreflang="dag" data-title="Malawian kwacha" data-language-autonym="Dagbanli" data-language-local-name="Dagbani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Dagbanli</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malawi-Kwacha" title="Malawi-Kwacha – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="Malawi-Kwacha" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-et mw-list-item"><a href="https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malawi_kvat%C5%A1a" title="Malawi kvatša – Estonian" lang="et" hreflang="et" data-title="Malawi kvatša" data-language-autonym="Eesti" data-language-local-name="Estonian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Eesti</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-el mw-list-item"><a href="https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%9A%CE%BF%CF%85%CE%AC%CF%84%CF%83%CE%B1_%CF%84%CE%BF%CF%85_%CE%9C%CE%B1%CE%BB%CE%AC%CE%BF%CF%85%CE%B9" title="Κουάτσα του Μαλάουι – Greek" lang="el" hreflang="el" data-title="Κουάτσα του Μαλάουι" data-language-autonym="Ελληνικά" data-language-local-name="Greek" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ελληνικά</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kwacha_malau%C3%AD" title="Kwacha malauí – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Kwacha malauí" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eo mw-list-item"><a href="https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malavia_kva%C4%89o" title="Malavia kvaĉo – Esperanto" lang="eo" hreflang="eo" data-title="Malavia kvaĉo" data-language-autonym="Esperanto" data-language-local-name="Esperanto" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Esperanto</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%DA%A9%D9%88%D8%A7%DA%86%D8%A7_%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%88%DB%8C%D8%A7" title="کواچا مالاویا – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="کواچا مالاویا" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kwacha_malawien" title="Kwacha malawien – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Kwacha malawien" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gl mw-list-item"><a href="https://gl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kwacha_de_Malawi" title="Kwacha de Malawi – Galician" lang="gl" hreflang="gl" data-title="Kwacha de Malawi" data-language-autonym="Galego" data-language-local-name="Galician" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Galego</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EB%A7%90%EB%9D%BC%EC%9C%84_%EC%BD%B0%EC%B0%A8" title="말라위 콰차 – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="말라위 콰차" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>한국어</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ha mw-list-item"><a href="https://ha.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malawi_kwacha" title="Malawi kwacha – Hausa" lang="ha" hreflang="ha" data-title="Malawi kwacha" data-language-autonym="Hausa" data-language-local-name="Hausa" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Hausa</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hi mw-list-item"><a href="https://hi.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%88_%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%9A%E0%A4%BE" title="मलावियाई क्वाचा – Hindi" lang="hi" hreflang="hi" data-title="मलावियाई क्वाचा" data-language-autonym="हिन्दी" data-language-local-name="Hindi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>हिन्दी</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hr mw-list-item"><a href="https://hr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malavijska_kva%C4%8Da" title="Malavijska kvača – Croatian" lang="hr" hreflang="hr" data-title="Malavijska kvača" data-language-autonym="Hrvatski" data-language-local-name="Croatian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Hrvatski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bpy mw-list-item"><a href="https://bpy.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%89%E0%A6%87%E0%A6%AF%E0%A6%BC%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A8_%E0%A6%95%E0%A7%8B%E0%A7%B1%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%9A%E0%A6%BE" title="মালাউইয়ান কোৱাচা – Bishnupriya" lang="bpy" hreflang="bpy" data-title="মালাউইয়ান কোৱাচা" data-language-autonym="বিষ্ণুপ্রিয়া মণিপুরী" data-language-local-name="Bishnupriya" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>বিষ্ণুপ্রিয়া মণিপুরী</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-id mw-list-item"><a href="https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kwacha_Malawi" title="Kwacha Malawi – Indonesian" lang="id" hreflang="id" data-title="Kwacha Malawi" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Indonesia" data-language-local-name="Indonesian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Indonesia</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-is mw-list-item"><a href="https://is.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malav%C3%ADskur_kvatsja" title="Malavískur kvatsja – Icelandic" lang="is" hreflang="is" data-title="Malavískur kvatsja" data-language-autonym="Íslenska" data-language-local-name="Icelandic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Íslenska</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kwacha_malawiano" title="Kwacha malawiano – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="Kwacha malawiano" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lt mw-list-item"><a href="https://lt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malavio_kva%C4%8Da" title="Malavio kvača – Lithuanian" lang="lt" hreflang="lt" data-title="Malavio kvača" data-language-autonym="Lietuvių" data-language-local-name="Lithuanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Lietuvių</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hu mw-list-item"><a href="https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malawi_kwacha" title="Malawi kwacha – Hungarian" lang="hu" hreflang="hu" data-title="Malawi kwacha" data-language-autonym="Magyar" data-language-local-name="Hungarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Magyar</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mr mw-list-item"><a href="https://mr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%A8_%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%9A%E0%A4%BE" title="मालावियन क्वाचा – Marathi" lang="mr" hreflang="mr" data-title="मालावियन क्वाचा" data-language-autonym="मराठी" data-language-local-name="Marathi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>मराठी</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-arz mw-list-item"><a href="https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%83%D9%88%D8%A7%D8%B4%D8%A7_%D9%85%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%88%D9%8A%D9%87" title="كواشا ملاويه – Egyptian Arabic" lang="arz" hreflang="arz" data-title="كواشا ملاويه" data-language-autonym="مصرى" data-language-local-name="Egyptian Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>مصرى</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ms mw-list-item"><a href="https://ms.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kwacha_Malawi" title="Kwacha Malawi – Malay" lang="ms" hreflang="ms" data-title="Kwacha Malawi" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Melayu" data-language-local-name="Malay" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Melayu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malawische_kwacha" title="Malawische kwacha – Dutch" lang="nl" hreflang="nl" data-title="Malawische kwacha" data-language-autonym="Nederlands" data-language-local-name="Dutch" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nederlands</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ja mw-list-item"><a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%9E%E3%83%A9%E3%82%A6%E3%82%A4%E3%83%BB%E3%82%AF%E3%83%AF%E3%83%81%E3%83%A3" title="マラウイ・クワチャ – Japanese" lang="ja" hreflang="ja" data-title="マラウイ・クワチャ" data-language-autonym="日本語" data-language-local-name="Japanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>日本語</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-no mw-list-item"><a href="https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malawisk_kwacha" title="Malawisk kwacha – Norwegian Bokmål" lang="nb" hreflang="nb" data-title="Malawisk kwacha" data-language-autonym="Norsk bokmål" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Bokmål" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk bokmål</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ps mw-list-item"><a href="https://ps.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AF_%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%88%DB%8C%D8%A7_%DA%A9%D9%88%D8%A7%DA%86%D8%A7" title="د مالاویا کواچا – Pashto" lang="ps" hreflang="ps" data-title="د مالاویا کواچا" data-language-autonym="پښتو" data-language-local-name="Pashto" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>پښتو</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pl mw-list-item"><a href="https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kwacha_malawijska" title="Kwacha malawijska – Polish" lang="pl" hreflang="pl" data-title="Kwacha malawijska" data-language-autonym="Polski" data-language-local-name="Polish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Polski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pt mw-list-item"><a href="https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kwacha_do_Mal%C3%A1ui" title="Kwacha do Maláui – Portuguese" lang="pt" hreflang="pt" data-title="Kwacha do Maláui" data-language-autonym="Português" data-language-local-name="Portuguese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Português</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ru mw-list-item"><a href="https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9C%D0%B0%D0%BB%D0%B0%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B9%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B0%D1%8F_%D0%BA%D0%B2%D0%B0%D1%87%D0%B0" title="Малавийская квача – Russian" lang="ru" hreflang="ru" data-title="Малавийская квача" data-language-autonym="Русский" data-language-local-name="Russian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Русский</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sr mw-list-item"><a href="https://sr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9C%D0%B0%D0%BB%D0%B0%D0%B2%D0%B8%D1%98%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B0_%D0%BA%D0%B2%D0%B0%D1%87%D0%B0" title="Малавијска квача – Serbian" lang="sr" hreflang="sr" data-title="Малавијска квача" data-language-autonym="Српски / srpski" data-language-local-name="Serbian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Српски / srpski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fi mw-list-item"><a href="https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malawin_kwacha" title="Malawin kwacha – Finnish" lang="fi" hreflang="fi" data-title="Malawin kwacha" data-language-autonym="Suomi" data-language-local-name="Finnish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Suomi</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sv mw-list-item"><a href="https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malawisk_kwacha" title="Malawisk kwacha – Swedish" lang="sv" hreflang="sv" data-title="Malawisk kwacha" data-language-autonym="Svenska" data-language-local-name="Swedish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Svenska</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tl mw-list-item"><a href="https://tl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kwacha_ng_Malawi" title="Kwacha ng Malawi – Tagalog" lang="tl" hreflang="tl" data-title="Kwacha ng Malawi" data-language-autonym="Tagalog" data-language-local-name="Tagalog" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Tagalog</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tg mw-list-item"><a href="https://tg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9A%D0%B2%D0%B0%D1%87%D0%B0%D0%B8_%D0%9C%D0%BE%D0%BB%D0%BE%D0%B2%D3%A3" title="Квачаи Моловӣ – Tajik" lang="tg" hreflang="tg" data-title="Квачаи Моловӣ" data-language-autonym="Тоҷикӣ" data-language-local-name="Tajik" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Тоҷикӣ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tr mw-list-item"><a href="https://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malavi_kva%C3%A7as%C4%B1" title="Malavi kvaçası – Turkish" lang="tr" hreflang="tr" data-title="Malavi kvaçası" 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coins of the Malawian kwacha.</td><td style="text-align: center">current k2000 banknote</td> </tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: lightskyblue"><a href="/wiki/ISO_4217" title="ISO 4217">ISO 4217</a></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Code</th><td class="infobox-data">MWK (numeric: <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r886049734">.mw-parser-output .monospaced{font-family:monospace,monospace}</style><span class="monospaced">454</span>)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/ISO_4217#Minor_unit_decimals" title="ISO 4217">Subunit</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="nowrap"><span data-sort-value="6998100000000000000♠"></span>0.01</span></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: lightskyblue">Unit</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Currency_symbol" title="Currency symbol">Symbol</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><span style="font-size:120%">K</span>‎</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: lightskyblue"><a href="/wiki/Denomination_(currency)" title="Denomination (currency)">Denominations</a></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Subunit</th><td class="infobox-data"></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r886047488">.mw-parser-output .nobold{font-weight:normal}</style><span class="nobold"> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1154941027">.mw-parser-output .frac{white-space:nowrap}.mw-parser-output .frac .num,.mw-parser-output .frac .den{font-size:80%;line-height:0;vertical-align:super}.mw-parser-output .frac .den{vertical-align:sub}.mw-parser-output .sr-only{border:0;clip:rect(0,0,0,0);clip-path:polygon(0px 0px,0px 0px,0px 0px);height:1px;margin:-1px;overflow:hidden;padding:0;position:absolute;width:1px}</style><span class="frac"><span class="num">1</span>⁄<span class="den">100</span></span></span></th><td class="infobox-data">tambala</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Banknotes</th><td class="infobox-data">20, 50, 100, 200, 500, 1,000, 2,000, 5,000 kwacha</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Coins</th><td class="infobox-data"></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r886047488"><span class="nobold"> Freq. used</span></th><td class="infobox-data">1, 5, 10 kwacha</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r886047488"><span class="nobold"> Rarely used</span></th><td class="infobox-data">1, 2, 5, 10, 20, 50 tambala</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: lightskyblue">Demographics</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Date of introduction</th><td class="infobox-data">1971</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Replaced</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Malawian_pound" title="Malawian pound">Malawian pound</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">User(s)</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d1/Flag_of_Malawi.svg/23px-Flag_of_Malawi.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d1/Flag_of_Malawi.svg/35px-Flag_of_Malawi.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d1/Flag_of_Malawi.svg/45px-Flag_of_Malawi.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Malawi" title="Malawi">Malawi</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: lightskyblue">Issuance</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Central_bank" title="Central bank">Central bank</a></span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Reserve_Bank_of_Malawi" title="Reserve Bank of Malawi">Reserve Bank of Malawi</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r886047488"><span class="nobold"> Website</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="url"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.rbm.mw">www<wbr />.rbm<wbr />.mw</a></span></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: lightskyblue">Valuation</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Monetary_inflation" title="Monetary inflation">Inflation</a></th><td class="infobox-data">19.90%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r886047488"><span class="nobold"> Source</span></th><td class="infobox-data">Rbm Nov 2016 <sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>kwacha</b> (<span class="rt-commentedText nowrap"><span class="IPA nopopups noexcerpt" lang="en-fonipa"><a href="/wiki/Help:IPA/English" title="Help:IPA/English">/<span style="border-bottom:1px dotted"><span title="/ˈ/: primary stress follows">ˈ</span><span title="'k' in 'kind'">k</span><span title="'w' in 'wind'">w</span><span title="/æ/: 'a' in 'bad'">æ</span><span title="/tʃ/: 'ch' in 'China'">tʃ</span><span title="/ə/: 'a' in 'about'">ə</span></span>/</a></span></span>; <a href="/wiki/ISO_4217" title="ISO 4217">ISO 4217</a>: MWK, official name <b>Malawi Kwacha</b><sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>) is the currency of <a href="/wiki/Malawi" title="Malawi">Malawi</a> as of 1971, replacing the <a href="/wiki/Malawian_pound" title="Malawian pound">Malawian pound</a>. It is divided into 100 <b>tambala</b>. The kwacha replaced other types of currency, namely the British <a href="/wiki/Pound_sterling" title="Pound sterling">pound sterling</a>, the <a href="/wiki/South_African_rand" title="South African rand">South African rand</a>, and the <a href="/wiki/Rhodesian_dollar" title="Rhodesian dollar">Rhodesian dollar</a>, that had previously circulated through the <a href="/wiki/Economy_of_Malawi" title="Economy of Malawi">Malawian economy</a>. The exchange rate of the kwacha undergoes fixed periodical adjustments, but since 1994 the exchange rate has floated.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2005, administrative measures were put in place by <a href="/wiki/Bingu_wa_Mutharika" title="Bingu wa Mutharika">Bingu wa Mutharika</a><sup id="cite_ref-devaluation_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-devaluation-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> to <a href="/wiki/Fixed_exchange_rate" class="mw-redirect" title="Fixed exchange rate">peg the exchange rate</a> with other currencies.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Banknotes are issued by the <a href="/wiki/Reserve_Bank_of_Malawi" title="Reserve Bank of Malawi">Reserve Bank of Malawi</a>. In May 2012, the Reserve Bank of Malawi devalued the kwacha by 34% and unpegged it from the <a href="/wiki/United_States_dollar" title="United States dollar">United States dollar</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-devaluation_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-devaluation-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The currency was further devalued by 25% by the <a href="/wiki/Central_bank" title="Central bank">central bank</a> in May 2022 followed by another 44% devaluation in November 2023 raising <a href="/wiki/Inflation_rate" class="mw-redirect" title="Inflation rate">inflation rate</a> in Malawi. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Etymology">Etymology</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Malawian_kwacha&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Etymology"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The name <i>kwacha</i> was first used in Zambia, where the <a href="/wiki/Zambian_kwacha" title="Zambian kwacha">Zambian kwacha</a> was introduced in 1968. It derives from the <a href="/wiki/Chichewa_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Chichewa language">Chinyanja</a> or <a href="/wiki/Chewa_language" title="Chewa language">Chichewa</a> word meaning "it has dawned", while <i>tambala</i> translates as "rooster" in <a href="/wiki/Chewa_language" title="Chewa language">Chichewa</a>. The tambala was so named because a hundred roosters announce the dawn. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Malawian_kwacha&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The kwacha replaced the <a href="/wiki/Malawian_pound" title="Malawian pound">Malawian pound</a> in 1971 at a rate of two kwacha to one pound. </p><p>As of 30 August 2019,<sup class="plainlinks noexcerpt noprint asof-tag update" style="display:none;"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Malawian_kwacha&action=edit">[update]</a></sup> one British pound sterling was equal to approximately 883.43 kwachas, one US dollar was equal to 725.16 kwachas and one South African rand was equal to 47.69 kwachas. As of 30 August 2019<sup class="plainlinks noexcerpt noprint asof-tag update" style="display:none;"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Malawian_kwacha&action=edit">[update]</a></sup> one <a href="/wiki/Euro" title="Euro">Euro</a> is equivalent to 797.42 Kwachas.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Coins">Coins</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Malawian_kwacha&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Coins"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:1_Kwacha.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/1_Kwacha.jpg/220px-1_Kwacha.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="109" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/1_Kwacha.jpg/330px-1_Kwacha.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/1_Kwacha.jpg/440px-1_Kwacha.jpg 2x" data-file-width="490" data-file-height="242" /></a><figcaption>A one kwacha coin from 1992</figcaption></figure> <p>The first coins introduced in 1971 were in denominations of 1, 2, 5, 10 and 20 tambala. In 1986, 50 tambala and 1 kwacha coins were also introduced. In January 2007, 5 and 10 kwacha coins, which actually bear a mint date of 2006, were also released into circulation. On 23 May 2012 new 1, 5 and 10 kwacha coins were released into circulation<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (October 2020)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>The 1 and 2 tambala coins are composed of copper-plated steel. The 5 tambala coin is of nickel-plated steel. The 50 tambala and 1 kwacha coin are composed of brass-plated steel.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Banknotes">Banknotes</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Malawian_kwacha&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Banknotes"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Kwacha_Malawi_Specimen.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a9/Kwacha_Malawi_Specimen.jpg/220px-Kwacha_Malawi_Specimen.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="220" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/a/a9/Kwacha_Malawi_Specimen.jpg 1.5x" data-file-width="316" data-file-height="316" /></a><figcaption>Old Malawian 1 kwacha note, carrying the date 1 Dec 1990, depicting former President-for-Life <a href="/wiki/Hastings_Banda" title="Hastings Banda">Hastings Banda</a> on the front and workers in a <a href="/wiki/Tobacco" title="Tobacco">Tobacco</a> field on the reverse.</figcaption></figure> <p>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.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>As of 2008, the following banknote denominations are in circulation: </p> <table class="wikitable" style="font-size: 90%"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="7">1997 Series <sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th></tr> <tr> <th rowspan="2">Image</th> <th rowspan="2">Value</th> <th rowspan="2">Dimensions</th> <th rowspan="2">Main Colour</th> <th colspan="2">Description</th> <th rowspan="2">Date of first printing </th></tr> <tr> <th>Obverse</th> <th>Reverse </th></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:5_kwacha.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a4/5_kwacha.jpg/197px-5_kwacha.jpg" decoding="async" width="197" height="98" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a4/5_kwacha.jpg/296px-5_kwacha.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a4/5_kwacha.jpg/394px-5_kwacha.jpg 2x" data-file-width="633" data-file-height="314" /></a></span> <p><span typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:5_kwacha1.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/5_kwacha1.jpg/197px-5_kwacha1.jpg" decoding="async" width="197" height="100" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/5_kwacha1.jpg/296px-5_kwacha1.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/5_kwacha1.jpg/394px-5_kwacha1.jpg 2x" data-file-width="642" data-file-height="327" /></a></span> </p> </td> <td>K5 </td> <td>126 × 63 mm </td> <td>Green </td> <td rowspan="7"><a href="/wiki/John_Chilembwe" title="John Chilembwe">John Chilembwe</a> </td> <td>Villagers mashing grain </td> <td rowspan="6">1 July 1997 </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td>K10 </td> <td>132 × 66 mm </td> <td>Brown </td> <td>Children in "bush" school </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td>K20 </td> <td>138 × 69 mm </td> <td>Purple </td> <td>Workers harvesting tea leaves </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td>K50 </td> <td>144 × 72 mm </td> <td>Blue </td> <td>Independence Arch in <a href="/wiki/Blantyre,_Malawi" class="mw-redirect" title="Blantyre, Malawi">Blantyre</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td>K100 </td> <td>150 × 75 mm </td> <td>Red </td> <td>Capital Hill in <a href="/wiki/Lilongwe" title="Lilongwe">Lilongwe</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td>K200 </td> <td>156 × 78 mm </td> <td>Blue </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Reserve_Bank_of_Malawi" title="Reserve Bank of Malawi">Reserve Bank</a> building in <a href="/wiki/Lilongwe" title="Lilongwe">Lilongwe</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td>K500 </td> <td>162 × 81 mm </td> <td>Multi-colour </td> <td>Reserve Bank building in <a href="/wiki/Blantyre" title="Blantyre">Blantyre</a> </td> <td>1 December 2001 </td></tr></tbody></table> <p>According to an article in the <i>Nyasa Times</i> 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.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On 23 May 2012, the <i>Nyasa Times</i> 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.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>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.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>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.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <table class="wikitable" style="font-size: 90%"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="7">2012 Series <sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th></tr> <tr> <th rowspan="2">Image</th> <th rowspan="2">Value</th> <th rowspan="2">Dimensions</th> <th rowspan="2">Main Colour</th> <th colspan="2">Description</th> <th rowspan="2">Date of first printing </th></tr> <tr> <th>Obverse</th> <th>Reverse </th></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:MWK0020v.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8c/MWK0020v.jpg/160px-MWK0020v.jpg" decoding="async" width="160" height="80" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8c/MWK0020v.jpg/240px-MWK0020v.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8c/MWK0020v.jpg/320px-MWK0020v.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3848" data-file-height="1934" /></a></span> </td> <td>K20 </td> <td>128 × 64 mm </td> <td>Purple </td> <td>Reserve Bank of Malawi headquarters in Lilongwe; <a href="/w/index.php?title=Inkosi_ya_Makhosi_M%E2%80%99mbelwa_II_(Lazalo_Mkhuzo_Jere)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Inkosi ya Makhosi M’mbelwa II (Lazalo Mkhuzo Jere) (page does not exist)">Inkosi ya Makhosi M’mbelwa II (Lazalo Mkhuzo Jere)</a> </td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Domasi_Teachers_Training_College&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Domasi Teachers Training College (page does not exist)">Domasi Teachers Training College</a> building and tree; stack of books and mortarboard </td> <td rowspan="6">23 May 2012 </td></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:MWK0050v.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cb/MWK0050v.jpg/160px-MWK0050v.jpg" decoding="async" width="160" height="81" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cb/MWK0050v.jpg/240px-MWK0050v.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cb/MWK0050v.jpg/320px-MWK0050v.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3390" data-file-height="1713" /></a></span> </td> <td>K50 </td> <td>128 × 64 mm </td> <td>Light blue and green </td> <td>Reserve Bank of Malawi headquarters building in Lilongwe; <a href="/wiki/Gomani_II" title="Gomani II">Inkosi Ya Makhosi Gomani II (Philip Zitonga Maseko)</a> </td> <td>Elephants, tree, and safari vehicle in <a href="/wiki/Kasungu_National_Park" title="Kasungu National Park">Kasungu National Park</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:MWK0100v.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8d/MWK0100v.jpg/160px-MWK0100v.jpg" decoding="async" width="160" height="79" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8d/MWK0100v.jpg/240px-MWK0100v.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8d/MWK0100v.jpg/320px-MWK0100v.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3543" data-file-height="1748" /></a></span> </td> <td>K100 </td> <td>128 × 64 mm </td> <td>Red </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Reserve_Bank_of_Malawi" title="Reserve Bank of Malawi">Reserve Bank of Malawi</a> headquarters building in Lilongwe; <a href="/wiki/James_Frederick_Sangala" title="James Frederick Sangala">James Frederick Sangala</a> </td> <td>College of Medicine in Blantyre; stethoscope </td></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:MWK0200v.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/66/MWK0200v.jpg/160px-MWK0200v.jpg" decoding="async" width="160" height="79" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/66/MWK0200v.jpg/240px-MWK0200v.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/66/MWK0200v.jpg/320px-MWK0200v.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3889" data-file-height="1931" /></a></span> </td> <td>K200 </td> <td>132 × 66 mm </td> <td>Blue and violet </td> <td>Reserve Bank of Malawi headquarters building in Lilongwe; <a href="/wiki/Rose_Chibambo" title="Rose Chibambo">Rose Lomathinda Chibambo</a> </td> <td>New Parliament building in Lilongwe </td></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:MWK0500v.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/30/MWK0500v.jpg/160px-MWK0500v.jpg" decoding="async" width="160" height="80" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/30/MWK0500v.jpg/240px-MWK0500v.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/30/MWK0500v.jpg/320px-MWK0500v.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3555" data-file-height="1771" /></a></span> </td> <td>K500 </td> <td>132 × 66 mm </td> <td>Brown and orange </td> <td>Reserve Bank of Malawi headquarters building in Lilongwe; <a href="/wiki/John_Chilembwe" title="John Chilembwe">Reverend John Chilembwe</a> </td> <td>Mulunguzi dam in Zomba; water spigot; silhouette of woman carrying container on head and man carrying hoe over shoulder </td></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:MWK1000v.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1e/MWK1000v.jpg/160px-MWK1000v.jpg" decoding="async" width="160" height="80" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1e/MWK1000v.jpg/240px-MWK1000v.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1e/MWK1000v.jpg/320px-MWK1000v.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3765" data-file-height="1891" /></a></span> </td> <td>K1000 </td> <td>132 × 66 mm </td> <td>Green </td> <td>Reserve Bank of Malawi headquarters building in Lilongwe; <a href="/wiki/Hastings_Banda" title="Hastings Banda">Dr. Hastings Kamuzu Banda</a> </td> <td>Mzuzu maize silos; stalk of maize (corn); silhouette of two people mashing maize </td></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:MWK2000v.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/74/MWK2000v.jpg/160px-MWK2000v.jpg" decoding="async" width="160" height="78" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/74/MWK2000v.jpg/240px-MWK2000v.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/74/MWK2000v.jpg/320px-MWK2000v.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3766" data-file-height="1838" /></a></span> </td> <td>K2000 </td> <td> </td> <td>Yellow </td> <td><a href="/wiki/John_Chilembwe" title="John Chilembwe">Reverend John Chilembwe</a>; outline of Malawi </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Malawi_University_of_Science_and_Technology" title="Malawi University of Science and Technology">Malawi University of Science and Technology</a>, <a href="/wiki/Thyolo_District" title="Thyolo District">Thyolo District</a> </td> <td>1 June 2016 </td></tr> </tbody></table> <table class="wikitable" style="font-size: 90%"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="7">2022 Series </th></tr> <tr> <th rowspan="2">Image</th> <th rowspan="2">Value</th> <th rowspan="2">Dimensions</th> <th rowspan="2">Main Colour</th> <th colspan="2">Description</th> <th rowspan="2">Date of first issue </th></tr> <tr> <th>Obverse</th> <th>Reverse </th></tr> <tr> <td><sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>K2000 </td> <td>135 × 66 mm </td> <td>Orange </td> <td><a href="/wiki/John_Chilembwe" title="John Chilembwe">Reverend John Chilembwe</a>; outline of Malawi </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Blantyre" title="Blantyre">Blantyre</a> Magistrate Court </td> <td>24 February 2022 </td></tr> <tr> <td><sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>K5000 </td> <td> </td> <td>Purple </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hastings_Banda" title="Hastings Banda">Dr. Hastings Kamuzu Banda</a>; outline of Malawi </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Reserve_Bank_of_Malawi" title="Reserve Bank of Malawi">Reserve Bank of Malawi</a> central office, <a href="/wiki/Blantyre" title="Blantyre">Blantyre</a> </td> <td>24 February 2022 </td></tr></tbody></table> <table class="toccolours" style="margin: 0.5em auto; text-align: center;"> <tbody><tr><th style="background: #A7C3FF;" colspan="2"> Current MWK exchange rates</th> </tr><tr> <td>From <a href="/wiki/Google_Finance" title="Google Finance">Google Finance</a>: </td> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.google.com/finance/quote/AUD-MWK">AUD</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.google.com/finance/quote/CAD-MWK">CAD</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.google.com/finance/quote/CHF-MWK">CHF</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.google.com/finance/quote/CNY-MWK">CNY</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.google.com/finance/quote/EUR-MWK">EUR</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.google.com/finance/quote/GBP-MWK">GBP</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.google.com/finance/quote/HKD-MWK">HKD</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.google.com/finance/quote/JPY-MWK">JPY</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.google.com/finance/quote/USD-MWK">USD</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.google.com/finance/quote/ZAR-MWK">ZAR</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.google.com/finance/quote/EUR-MWK">EUR</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.google.com/finance/quote/JPY-MWK">JPY</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>From <a href="/wiki/Yahoo!_Finance" class="mw-redirect" title="Yahoo! Finance">Yahoo! Finance</a>: </td> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/AUDMWK=X">AUD</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/CADMWK=X">CAD</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/CHFMWK=X">CHF</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/CNYMWK=X">CNY</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/EURMWK=X">EUR</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/GBPMWK=X">GBP</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/HKDMWK=X">HKD</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/JPYMWK=X">JPY</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/USDMWK=X">USD</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/ZARMWK=X">ZAR</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/EURMWK=X">EUR</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/JPYMWK=X">JPY</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>From <a href="/wiki/XE.com" title="XE.com">XE.com</a>: </td> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.xe.com/currencyconverter/convert/?Amount=1&From=AUD&To=MWK">AUD</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.xe.com/currencyconverter/convert/?Amount=1&From=CAD&To=MWK">CAD</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.xe.com/currencyconverter/convert/?Amount=1&From=CHF&To=MWK">CHF</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.xe.com/currencyconverter/convert/?Amount=1&From=CNY&To=MWK">CNY</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.xe.com/currencyconverter/convert/?Amount=1&From=EUR&To=MWK">EUR</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.xe.com/currencyconverter/convert/?Amount=1&From=GBP&To=MWK">GBP</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.xe.com/currencyconverter/convert/?Amount=1&From=HKD&To=MWK">HKD</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.xe.com/currencyconverter/convert/?Amount=1&From=JPY&To=MWK">JPY</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.xe.com/currencyconverter/convert/?Amount=1&From=USD&To=MWK">USD</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.xe.com/currencyconverter/convert/?Amount=1&From=ZAR&To=MWK">ZAR</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.xe.com/currencyconverter/convert/?Amount=1&From=EUR&To=MWK">EUR</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.xe.com/currencyconverter/convert/?Amount=1&From=JPY&To=MWK">JPY</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>From OANDA: </td> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" 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