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ISO4217Code: MWK
User(s): Malawi
Inflation: 15.1%
Source: TheWorldFactbook,2006est.
Subunit: 1/100tambala
Symbol: MK
Coins: 1,2,5,10,20,50tambala,1,5,10kwacha
Banknotes: 5,10,20,50,100,200,500kwacha
Centralbank: ReserveBankofMalawi
Website: http://www.rbm.mw
ThekwachahasbeenthecurrencyofMalawisince1971.ThekwachareplacedtheMalawianpoundatarateof2kwacha=1pound.Thekwacha(ISO4217:MWK)isdividedinto100tambala.
ThenamekwachaderivesfromtheNyanjaandBembawordfor"dawn"whilethenametambalatranslatesas"cockerel"inNyanja.
Coins
Coinswereintroducedin1971indenominationsof1,2,5,10and20tambala.In1986,50tambalaand1kwachacoinswereadded.Newbimetallic5and10kwachacoinswerereleasedinJanuary2007.Allthesedenominationsarecurrentlycirculating.
Banknotes
In1971,banknoteswereintroducedindenominationsof50tambala,1,2and10kwacha.5kwachanoteswereintroducedin1973whenthe2kwachanotewasdiscontinued.20kwachanoteswereintroducedin1983.50tambalanoteswerelastissuedin1986,withthelast1kwachanotesprintedin1988.In1993,50kwachanoteswereintroduced,followedby100kwachain1993,200kwachain1995and500kwachain2001.
Asof2005,thefollowingbanknotedenominationsofbanknotesareincirculation:5kwacha10kwacha20kwacha50kwacha100kwacha200kwacha500kwacha mǎ lā wéi kè wǎ chá yàng bì mǎ lā wéi kè wǎ chá nián bǎn miàn zhí 5Kwacha héng héng zhèng miàn mǎ lā wéi kè wǎ chá nián bǎn miàn zhí 5Kwacha héng héng fǎn miàn mǎ lā wéi kè wǎ chá nián bǎn miàn zhí 5Kwacha héng héng zhèng miàn mǎ lā wéi kè wǎ chá nián bǎn miàn zhí 5Kwacha héng héng fǎn miàn mǎ lā wéi kè wǎ chá nián bǎn miàn zhí 10Kwacha héng héng zhèng miàn mǎ lā wéi kè wǎ chá nián bǎn miàn zhí 10Kwacha héng héng fǎn miàn mǎ lā wéi kè wǎ chá nián bǎn miàn zhí 20Kwacha héng héng zhèng miàn mǎ lā wéi kè wǎ chá nián bǎn miàn zhí 20Kwacha héng héng fǎn miàn mǎ lā wéi kè wǎ chá nián bǎn miàn zhí 50Kwacha héng héng zhèng miàn mǎ lā wéi kè wǎ chá nián bǎn miàn zhí 50Kwacha héng héng fǎn miàn mǎ lā wéi kè wǎ chá nián bǎn miàn zhí 100Kwacha héng héng zhèng miàn mǎ lā wéi kè wǎ chá nián bǎn miàn zhí 100Kwacha héng héng fǎn miàn mǎ lā wéi kè wǎ chá nián bǎn miàn zhí 200Kwacha héng héng zhèng miàn mǎ lā wéi kè wǎ chá nián bǎn miàn zhí 200Kwacha héng héng fǎn miàn mǎ lā wéi kè wǎ chá nián bǎn miàn zhí 500Kwacha héng héng zhèng miàn mǎ lā wéi kè wǎ chá nián bǎn miàn zhí 500Kwacha héng héng fǎn miàn mǎ lā wéi kè wǎ chá nián bǎn miàn zhí 5Kwacha héng héng zhèng miàn mǎ lā wéi kè wǎ chá nián bǎn miàn zhí 5Kwacha héng héng fǎn miàn mǎ lā wéi kè wǎ chá nián bǎn miàn zhí 10Kwacha héng héng zhèng miàn mǎ lā wéi kè wǎ chá nián bǎn miàn zhí 10Kwacha héng héng fǎn miàn mǎ lā wéi kè wǎ chá nián bǎn miàn zhí 20Kwacha héng héng zhèng miàn mǎ lā wéi kè wǎ chá nián bǎn miàn zhí 20Kwacha héng héng fǎn miàn mǎ lā wéi kè wǎ chá nián bǎn miàn zhí 50Kwacha héng héng zhèng miàn mǎ lā wéi kè wǎ chá nián bǎn miàn zhí 50Kwacha héng héng fǎn miàn mǎ lā wéi kè wǎ chá nián bǎn miàn zhí 100Kwacha héng héng zhèng miàn mǎ lā wéi kè wǎ chá nián bǎn miàn zhí 100Kwacha héng héng fǎn miàn mǎ lā wéi kè wǎ chá nián bǎn miàn zhí 200Kwacha héng héng zhèng miàn mǎ lā wéi kè wǎ chá nián bǎn miàn zhí 200Kwacha héng héng fǎn miàn mǎ lā wéi kè wǎ chá zhù bì mǎ lā wéi kè wǎ chá zhù bì mǎ lā wéi kè wǎ chá zhù bì mǎ lā wéi kè wǎ chá zhù bì |