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1 Kwacha
| Issuer | Reserve Bank of Malawi |
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| Year | 1973-1975 |
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| Composition | Paper |
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| Obverse description | Printed in red-brown tones, the obverse carries an intaglio portrait of President Dr. Hastings Kamuzu Banda in an oval vignette at right, set against a central vignette of Lake Malawi shoreline with palm trees, a fishing boat, and distant hills rendered in fine engraved line work. The header reads RESERVE BANK OF MALAWI with the promise-to-pay clause below, and the denomination K1 appears in guilloche cornerpieces at each corner. The issue date and Governor's signature appear at lower centre, with the serial number printed twice in red. |
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| Obverse lettering | RESERVE BANK OF MALAWI PROMISE TO PAY THE BEARER ON DEMAND THE SUM OF ONE KWACHA ISSUED UNDER THE RESERVE BANK OF MALAWI ACT, 1964 GOVERNOR |
| Reverse description | The reverse is printed in deep red on light paper, centred on a large intaglio vignette of a worker harvesting tobacco in a lush field, with rolling hills in the background rendered in detailed engraved line work. The denomination ONE KWACHA appears in a guilloche panel at lower left, with K1 in ornamental roundels at upper left and lower right. The legend RESERVE BANK OF MALAWI runs along the lower border within a decorative frame. |
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