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5000 Kwacha
| Issuer | Reserve Bank of Malawi |
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| Year | 2021-2024 |
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| Printer | Giesecke+Devrient (Giesecke & Devrient), Leipzig, Germany (1852-date) |
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| Obverse description | Portrait of Dr. Hastings Kamuzu Banda at centre-left, with a map outline of Malawi and a fish vignette to the right of the portrait. The left field carries silhouettes of traditional dancers and musical instruments as underprint vignettes, while a large circular sun motif in gold and blue occupies the centre, incorporating the Reserve Bank of Malawi seal. Denomination numerals appear at upper right and lower centre against a guilloche underprint in blue and grey tones. |
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| Obverse lettering | Reserve Bank of Malawi 5000 Five Thousand Kwacha 5000 5000 |
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The 5000 Kwacha is the highest denomination in Malawi's current series, introduced as the kwacha continued a long depreciation cycle that has eroded its purchasing power dramatically since the 2012 devaluation — when the Reserve Bank was forced to float the currency under IMF pressure, triggering an immediate 50% drop in value. A note at this face value would have seemed implausible a decade earlier.
G+D's Leipzig plant has handled Malawian currency production across multiple series. The security specification here — colour-shifting ink alongside a thread and watermark — is modest for a top-denomination note, reflecting the cost constraints that typically govern procurement for smaller central banks.