Malawi new note (B150a – B155a) family confirmed

According to an article in the Nyasa Times dated 17 May 2012, the Reserve Bank of Malawi issued new banknotes on 23 May 2012. The bank is replacing the old denominations 10-500 kwacha, and adding a new 1,000-kwacha (US$4) note. The new notes, printed by De La Rue, are “much smaller in size” than the current notes which measure from 132 x 66 mm to 162 x 81 mm. Old notes will circulate in parallel until 22 May 2013, at which time they will cease to be legal tender. Three months later, they will be demonetized.

B150 (P57): 20 kwacha (<US$0.05)

Purple and orange. Front: English text; fish; fishermen in boat; Malawi map as registration device; Reserve Bank of Malawi headquarters building in Lilongwe; Inkosi ya Makhosi M’mbelwa II (Lazalo Mkhuzo Jere). Back: English text; Teachers Training College building and tree; stack of books and mortarboard; Malawi map; bank logo. Windowed security thread with demetalized RBM. Watermark: Inkosi ya Makhosi M’mbelwa II, electrotype 20, and Cornerstones. Printer: (De La Rue). 128 x 64 mm. Paper.

a. 1st JANUARY 2012. Sig. 11: Ligoya.
Building back identified in DOMASI (error).
Prefix AA – AH. Intro: 23.05.2012.

B151 (P58): 50 kwacha (US$0.05)

Light blue, orange, and green. Front: English text; fish; fishermen in boat; Malawi map as registration device; Reserve Bank of Malawi headquarters building in Lilongwe; Inkosi Ya Makhosi Gomani II (Philip Zitonga Maseko). Back: English text; elephants, tree, and safari vehicle in Kasungu National Park; Malawi map; bank logo. Windowed security thread with demetalized RBM. Watermark: Inkosi Ya Makhosi Gomani II, electrotype 50, and Cornerstones. Printer: (De La Rue). 128 x 64 mm. Paper.

a. 1st JANUARY 2012. Sig. 11: Ligoya.
Prefix AA – AG. Intro: 23.05.2012.

B152 (P59): 100 kwacha (US$0.10)

Red and orange. Front: English text; fish; fishermen in boat; Malawi map as registration device; Reserve Bank of Malawi headquarters building in Lilongwe; James Frederick Sangala. Back: English text; College of Medicine in Blantyre; stethoscope; Malawi map; bank logo. Windowed security thread with demetalized RBM. Watermark: James Frederick Sangala, electrotype 100, and Cornerstones. Printer: (De La Rue). 128 x 64 mm. Paper.

a. 1st JANUARY 2012. Sig. 11: Ligoya.
Prefix AA – AF. Intro: 23.05.2012.

B153 (P60): 200 kwacha (US$0.25)

Blue, violet, and orange. Front: English text; fish; fishermen in boat; Malawi map as registration device; Reserve Bank of Malawi headquarters building in Lilongwe; Rose Lomathinda Chibambo. Back: English text; New Parliament building in Lilongwe; Malawi map; bank logo. Holographic stripe. Windowed security thread with demetalized RBM. Watermark: Rose Lomathinda Chibambo, electrotype 200, and Cornerstones. Printer: (De La Rue). 132 x 66 mm. Paper.

a. 1st JANUARY 2012. Sig. 11: Ligoya.
Prefix AA – AF. Intro: 23.05.2012.

B154 (P61): 500 kwacha (US$0.60)

Brown, orange, and light blue. Front: English text; fish; fishermen in boat; Malawi map as registration device; Reserve Bank of Malawi headquarters building in Lilongwe; Reverend John Chilembwe. Back: English text; Mulunguzi dam in Zomba; water spigot; Malawi map; bank logo; silhouette of woman carrying container on head and man carrying hoe over shoulder. Holographic stripe. Windowed security thread with demetalized RBM. Watermark: John Chilembwe, electrotype 500, and Cornerstones. Printer: (De La Rue). 132 x 66 mm. Paper.

a. 1st JANUARY 2012. Sig. 11: Ligoya.
Prefix AA – AG. Intro: 23.05.2012.