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World Paper Money Catalog and History

Malawi banknotes
Malawi paper money catalog and Malawian currency history

• A brief monetary history:
  • British currency, 1888-1940
  • South African currency, 1920-1940
  • Southern Rhodesia currenct, 1940-1956
  • Rhodesia and Nyasaland currency, 1956-1964
  • Malawi Pound = (Rhodesia and Nyasaland Pound) = 20 Shillins = 240 Pence, 1964-1971
  • Kwacha (1/2 Pound) = 100 Tambala., from 1971

For earlier issues see:
• Southern Rhodesia, 1940-1953
• Rhodesia and Nyasaland, 1953-1963

• To purchase Malawian banknotes, please check ATSnotes world banknotes price list.

Pick #	Date
		Republic, from 1964
1-4	1964	5, 10 shillings, 1, 5 pounds
5-8	1964(1971)	50 tambala, 1, 2, 10 kwacha
9-12	1974-75	50 tambala, 1, 5, 10 kwacha
13-17	1976-84	50 tambala, 1, 5, 10, 20 kwacha
18-22	1986-88	50 tambala, 1, 5, 10, 20 kwacha
23-29	1990-92	1, 5, 10, 20, 20, 50, 100 kwacha
30-35	1995	5, 10, 20, 50, 100, 200 kwacha
36-41	1997	5, 10, 20, 50, 100, 200 kwacha
43-48	2001-3	10, 20, 50, 100, 200, 500 kwacha
49	2004	50 kwacha, commemorative "40 anniversary of Independence"
50-	2004-	5, 10, 20, 50, 100, 200, 500 kwacha

• Banknotes are attributed to last Pick's catalogue:
  • Standard Catalog of World Paper Money, volume 2: General Issues 1368-1960
  • Standard Catalog of World Paper Money, volume 3: Modern Issues 1961-
  • Standard Catalog of World Paper Money, volume 1: Specialized Issues