Malawi officially replaced the Malawian pound with the Kwacha on 28 August 1970. The country had circulated the Pound sterling, the Rhodesian Dollar and the South African Rand at different stages.
The Kwacha is divided into hundred Tambala. The word kwacha means “dawn” in the Nyanja and Bemba languages and Tambala means “rooster”.
Details
- Date of Issue: 15 February 1971
- Date Withdrawn: 14 May 1971
- Date Invalidated:
- Designer: Victor Whiteley
- Printer: Format International Security Printers Ltd
- Process: Lithography
- Paper:
- Watermark: Cockerels (sideways)
- Perf: 14 (comb)
- Cylinders:
- 1A 1A 1A 1A
- 1B 1B 1B 1B
- 1C 1C 1C 1C
- 1D 1D 1D 1D
- Sheet: R5 x 5 (25)
- Quantity:
Subjects
- 3t – Coinage and Rooster
- 8t – Coinage and Rooster
- 15t – Coinage and Rooster
- 30t – Coinage and Rooster
- 56t – Miniature Sheet