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5 Pounds
| Issuer | Reserve Bank of Malawi |
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| Year | 1964 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
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| Obverse lettering | £5 THE RESERVE BANK OF MALAWI £5 PROMISE TO PAY THE BEARER ON DEMAND THE SUM OF FIVE POUNDS A666639 ISSUED UNDER THE RESERVE BANK OF MALAWI ACT, 1964 GOVERNOR A666639 £5 £5 |
| Reverse description | The central vignette presents a tea harvest scene in which a female worker in the foreground carries a large wicker basket, gathering leaves from low tea bushes that extend across the composition, with a second figure visible to the right. The imposing massif of Mount Mulanje rises dramatically in the background under an open sky. The design is executed throughout in shades of blue, framed by ornamental guilloche borders with denomination panels at each corner. |
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| Protection description | Dr. Hastings Kamuzu Banda's portrait, visible when held to light |
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