Malawi new 50-kwacha note (B158a) confirmed

B158 (P64): 50 kwacha (US$0.05)

Light green, light blue, 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 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 2014. Sig. 12: Chuka. Prefix AN – AR. Intro: 00.08.2014.

Like B151, but enhanced blind recognition features, and the color changed to light green to better distinguish this denomination from the blue 200-kwacha note (B153).

Courtesy of Hartmut Fraunhoffer (www.banknoten.de).

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