According to a press release, on 6 July 2014 the Reserve Bank of Malawi introduced a limited edition 1,000-kwacha note to commemorate the country’s 50 years of independence. This note will circulate in parallel with the existing note of this denomination (RBM B55). The special commemorative banknote has the words “50 Years of Independence” printed at lower right front, four raised dots at lower left front, as well as slightly revised denomination engravings.
B156 (P68): 1,000 kwacha (US$1.25)
Green and orange. Front: English text; fish; fishermen in boat; Malawi map as registration device; Reserve Bank of Malawi headquarters building in Lilongwe; Dr. Hastings Kamuzu Banda. Back: English text; Mzuzu maize silos; stalk of maize (corn); Malawi map; bank logo; silhouette of two people grinding maize into flour with poles. Holographic stripe. Windowed security thread with demetalized 1000 RBM. Watermark: Hastings Kamuzu Banda, electrotype 1000, and Cornerstones. Printer: (De La Rue). 132 x 66 mm. Paper.
a. 1st JANUARY 2014. Sig. 12: Chuka. Prefix AU, AV. Intro: 06.07.2014.
Courtesy of Max Keller and Murtaza Karimjee (African Banknotes).