20 Kwacha

Features

Issuer	Malawi
Issuing bank	Reserve Bank of Malawi
Period	Republic (1966-date)
Type	Standard circulation banknotes
Years	2001-2009
Value	20 Kwacha 20 MWK = USD 0.012
Currency	Kwacha (1971-date)
Composition	Paper
Size	138 × 69 mm
Shape	Rectangular
Issued	1 October 2001
Number	N# 211148
References	P# 44, 52 Standard Catalog of World Paper Money (10 volumes). , TBB# 143 Owen W. Linzmayer. The Banknote Book (4 volumes).

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Obverse

J. Chilembwe at right, men in canoe and stylized sun at centre, fish at lower left.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
TWENTY KWACHA
RESERVE BANK OF MALAWI
GOVERNOR
PROMISE TO PAY THE BEARER ON DEMAND THE SUM OF K20
TWENTY KWACHA
ISSUED UNDER THE RESERVE BANK O MALAWI ACT. 1989
JOHN CHILEMBWE

Reverse

Tea harvesting scene.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
TWENTY KWACHA
TEA PLANTATIONS
RESERVE BANK OF MALAWI
TWENTY KWACHA

Watermark

J Chilembwe and electrotype “20”.

Signatures

Elias E. Ngalande Banda (EENB)	Governor
Victor White Mbewe (VWM)	Governor
Perks M. Ligoya (PML)	Governor

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Date	Signatures	UNC	References		Frequency
Undetermined
2001-Oct-01	EENB		P# 44a Standard Catalog of World Paper Money (10 volumes). , TBB# B143a Owen W. Linzmayer. The Banknote Book (4 volumes).	Prefix: AA-AF.	2%
2004-Apr-01	EENB		P# 44b Standard Catalog of World Paper Money (10 volumes). , TBB# B143b Owen W. Linzmayer. The Banknote Book (4 volumes).	Prefix: AF-AH.	5%
2004-Jun-01	EENB	$ 1.20	P# 52a Standard Catalog of World Paper Money (10 volumes). , TBB# B143c Owen W. Linzmayer. The Banknote Book (4 volumes).	Prefix: AJ-AM.	13%
2006-Oct-31	VWM	$ 1.10	P# 52b Standard Catalog of World Paper Money (10 volumes). , TBB# B143d Owen W. Linzmayer. The Banknote Book (4 volumes).	Prefix: AQ-AV.	14%
2007-Oct-31	VWM	$ 1.20	P# 52c Standard Catalog of World Paper Money (10 volumes). , TBB# B143e Owen W. Linzmayer. The Banknote Book (4 volumes).	Prefix: AW-BF.	33%
2009-Oct-31	PML	$ 1.00	P# 52d Standard Catalog of World Paper Money (10 volumes). , TBB# B143f Owen W. Linzmayer. The Banknote Book (4 volumes).	Prefix: BH-BP.	45%

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Pictures	Sale	Date	Version	Grade	Sold price
	Katz Auction 104 Lot 953	19 Dec 2023	2009-Oct-31 PML – P# 52d, TBB# B143f – Prefix: BH-BP.	UNC	USD 5.76 (EUR 5.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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