Republic of Malawi Paper Money Collection


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Republic of Malawi Notes

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Reserve Bank of Malawi

2004 Issue

P10 - 10 Kwacha, 1 June 2004
Obverse: Reverend John Chilembwe at right, sunrise and fisherman on Lake Malawi at centeri, serial number at top left, ascending serial number a lower right
Reverse: Children in "bush" school at center
Watermark: Reverend John Chilembwe
Size: 132 x 66 mm

Reverend John Chilembwe (1871 – February 3, 1915) was an orthodox Baptist educator and an early figure in resistance to colonialism in Nyasaland, now Malawi. Today John Chilembwe is celebrated as a hero for independence, and John Chilembwe Day is observed annually on January 15 in Malawi.