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10 Shillings
| Issuer | Reserve Bank of Malawi |
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| Year | 1964 |
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| Shape | Rectangular |
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| Obverse description | Printed in dark red-brown on a light underprint, the obverse bears a central intaglio portrait vignette of Dr. Hastings Kamuzu Banda in an oval frame at left, with a lakeside scene to the right showing a traditional fishing boat on calm waters beneath a distant shoreline. The bank title THE RESERVE BANK OF MALAWI appears at top centre, with the promise text PROMISE TO PAY THE BEARER ON DEMAND THE SUM OF above the large denomination inscription TEN SHILLINGS. Corner numerals reading 10/- appear at all four corners, and the text ISSUED UNDER THE RESERVE BANK OF MALAWI ACT, 1964 is printed below the vignette, with facsimile signatures of the Governor and General Manager at lower right. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse is printed in dark red-brown and centres on a large agricultural vignette of tobacco field workers harvesting crops, with rolling hills visible in the background. Guilloche cornerpieces carry the denomination numeral 10/- at upper left and right, while a decorative border of stylised floral and scroll motifs frames the design. The inscription TEN SHILLINGS appears in a panel at the top centre, and THE RESERVE BANK OF MALAWI is lettered along the lower border. |
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Malawi's independence from Britain came on 6 July 1964, and this 10 Shillings note belongs to the first currency series issued by the newly established Reserve Bank — replacing the Rhodesia and Nyasaland pound at par. The transition was administered quickly enough that De La Rue had produced the notes before independence was formally declared.
The shilling denominations were short-lived. Malawi decimalized in 1971, introducing the kwacha and tambala, which rendered the entire shilling series obsolete after less than a decade of issue.