Collection: Malawi Banknotes

The first Malawian kwacha banknotes, following independence in 1964, featured a very specific watermark: a rooster, symbol of the single party of President Hastings Banda, who ruled the country for its first thirty years.

From rooster to fish

Banda's portrait graced the banknotes until the end of his regime in 1994. With the arrival of democracy, the rooster of the Malawi Congress Party disappeared from the watermark, replaced by a fish, and the new president occupied the obverse.

A hero of colonial resistance

The 1997 series paid tribute to Reverend John Chilembwe, leader of a rebellion against British rule in 1915 and considered a national hero today. More recent series no longer focus on a single portrait, but on various prominent figures of the country.

What you will find here

Malawian kwachas with Pick reference and actual condition.

Shipping

Protected and tracked from Spain.

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