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200 Kwacha
| Issuer | Reserve Bank of Malawi |
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| Year | 2012-2017 |
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| Value | 200 Kwacha |
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| Reverse description | Central vignette comprises two architectural views: the Reserve Bank of Malawi headquarters building at upper left and the New Parliament Building in Lilongwe below, the latter identified by an inset inscription reading 'NEW PARLIAMENT BUILDING, LILONGWE'. A stylised Malawian ceremonial staff motif appears at centre, flanked by a map outline of Malawi at right, with the issuer name 'RESERVE BANK OF MALAWI' and the bank's seal in the lower register alongside large intaglio numerals '200' at left and right. |
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| Protection description | portrait and electrotype numerals; embedded security thread with microprinting. |
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The 200 Kwacha denomination was introduced as part of Malawi's broader currency restructuring following the May 2012 devaluation, when the Reserve Bank allowed the kwacha to float and it lost roughly half its value against the dollar almost overnight. That devaluation — forced in part by donor pressure after aid was suspended under the Mutharika administration — reshaped the entire denomination structure in circulation, making higher-value notes like this one immediately practical rather than ceremonial.
Pick 60 runs across a six-year print span, suggesting multiple contracting cycles rather than a single continuous print run.