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Malawian kwacha


Name: Malawian kwacha
Defn: 100t=1k
Symbol: MK
Code: MWK
Desc:
First year: 1971
Units of money:
tambala t 1
kwacha k 100

Users of this currency: Malawi (1013 stamps, 1970-2022)

Denominations used in this currency:
Denom Usages Selected stamps
standard postage 5   9/5/2012 issue=AIDS Prevention Campaign
1t 6   2/15/1971 dt=animals (1971 Malawi) d=greater kudu ... 7/25/1988 issue=1988 dt=birds (1988 Malawi) d=Bradypterus baratti
2t 11   2/15/1971 dt=animals (1971 Malawi) d=nyala (1971) ... 7/25/1988 issue=1988 dt=birds (1988 Malawi) d=Phyloscopus ruficapilla
3t 28   2/15/1971 issue=new decimal coinage d=three decimal coins ... 12/6/1976 issue=Christmas 1976 d=Christ Child on Straw Bed
4t 12   2/15/1971 vio ... 6/14/1982 ltvio issue=1982 due
5t 16   2/15/1971 dt=animals (1971 Malawi) d=puku (1971) ... 7/25/1988 issue=1988 dt=birds (1988 Malawi) d=Pogoniulus leucomystax
6t 2   2/15/1971 prusbl, 9/1/1984
7t 24   1/2/1979 dt=orchids (1979 Malawi) d=Ansellia gigantea (1979) ... 7/25/1988 issue=1988 dt=birds (1988 Malawi) d=Onychognathus walleri
8t 32   2/15/1971 issue=new decimal coinage d=three decimal coins ... 7/25/1988 issue=1988 dt=birds (1988 Malawi) d=Linurgus olivaceus
10t 45   9/2/1970 issue=dual currency d=carmine bee-eater (1968) ... 12/12/1996 issue=Christmas 1996
15t 49   2/15/1971 issue=new decimal coinage d=three decimal coins ... 12/1990 dt=orchids (1990 Malawi) d=Aerangis kotschyana (1990 Malawi)
20t 70   9/2/1970 issue=dual currency d=paradise whydah ... 12/12/1996 issue=Christmas 1996
25t 3   5/25/1987 dt=steam locomotives (1987) d=D Class No 8 1914 ... 10/19/1987 issue=Christmas 1987 d=Pentanisia Schweinfurthii
30t 47   2/8/1971 dt=birds (1968 Malawi) d=paradise flycatcher oc=blk on=11/13/1968-3sh ... 12/12/1996 issue=Christmas 1996
35t 6   2/8/1988 dt=Local and Staunton Chess Pieces d=bishops ... 6/26/1989 issue=25th Anniversary of Independence d=Grain silos
40t 33   6/6/1975 dt=orchids (1975 Malawi) d=Angraecum conchiferum ... 11/13/1995 issue=Christmas 1995
50t 21   2/15/1971 dt=animals (1971 Malawi) d=waterbuck (1971) ... 12/1990 dt=orchids (1990 Malawi) d=Aerangis luteo alba
60t 18   4/23/1991 dt=wildlife (1991 Malawi) d=Acinonyx jubatus (1991 Malawi) ... 2/22/2000 issue=South African Development Community
75t 38   1/2/1979 dt=orchids (1979 Malawi) d=Cynorchis glandulosa ... 11/30/1994 issue=Christmas 1994 dt=Religious Paintings (1994) d=Magi present gifts to infant Jesus
95t 9   11/9/1992 issue=Christmas 1992 dt=Religious Paintings (1992) d="Virgin and Child" - Sassoferrato ... 11/30/1994 issue=Christmas 1994 dt=Religious Paintings (1994)
1k 37   2/15/1971 dt=animals (1971 Malawi) d=bushbuck (1971) ... 10/24/2002 dt=butterflies of Malawi d=Euxanthe wakefieldi (2002)
1.40k 3   4/10/1995 issue=Establishment of COMESA d=President Bakili Muluzi ... 11/13/1995 issue=Christmas 1995
1.50k 1   1/2/1979 dt=orchids (1979 Malawi) d=Polystachya dendrobiiflora
1.80k 3   4/10/1995 issue=Establishment of COMESA d=President Bakili Muluzi ... 11/13/1995 issue=Christmas 1995
2k 43   2/15/1971 dt=animals (1971 Malawi) d=Red Duiker ... 10/24/2002 dt=butterflies of Malawi d=Pseudacraea boisdurali
3k 4   12/5/1996 dt=butterflies (1996 Malawi) d=Papilio pelodorus (1996) ... 12/15/1997 issue=Christmas 1997 d=The Nativity by Benardino Luini
4k 8   2/15/1971 dt=animals (1971 Malawi) d=Gray bush duiker ... 10/24/2002 dt=butterflies of Malawi d=Catacroptera cloanthe (2002)
4.40k 3   10/6/1997 issue=50th Anniversary of the Death of Paul Harris d=Panthera pardus (1997 Malawi) ... 12/15/1997 issue=Christmas 1997 d=Adoration of the Magi by Luini
5k 7   10/19/1994 dt=ships of Lake Malawi (1994) ... 2007 issue=Butterflies 2007 d=Myrina silenus ficedula
6k 8   11/30/1998 issue=Diana, Princess of Wales memorial ... 2/22/2000 issue=South African Development Community
7k 8   11/30/1998 issue=Diana, Princess of Wales memorial ... 2/22/2000 issue=South African Development Community
8k 7   11/30/1998 issue=Diana, Princess of Wales memorial ... 2/22/2000 issue=South African Development Community
10k 4   7/25/1988 issue=1988 dt=birds (1988 Malawi) d=Anthreptes anchietae (1988) ... 2007 issue=Butterflies 2007 d=Cymothoe zombana
15K 8   10/1/2004 issue=First SAPOA Joint Issue d=Haliaeetus vocifer
18k 1   12/12/2000 issue=Christmas 2000 dt=Religious Paintings (2000)
20k 3   12/12/2000 issue=Christmas 2000 dt=Religious Paintings (2000) ... 2007 issue=Butterflies 2007 d=Charaxes castor (2007)
25k 1   7/25/2005 issue=Rotary 100th
40k 2   2007 issue=Butterflies 2007 d=Papilio pelodorus (2007), 11/19/2008 issue=Stop Child Abuse Campaign
50k 30   10/24/2002 dt=butterflies of Malawi d=Charaxes pythoduras ventersi ... 2007 issue=Butterflies 2007 d=Charaxes pythoduras
55k 6   7/25/2005 issue=Rotary 100th ... 2007 issue=Second SAPOA Joint Issue
60k 1   7/25/2005 issue=Rotary 100th
65k 16   7/25/2005 issue=Rotary 100th ... 1/25/2012 issue=Pan-African Tsetse & Trypanosomiasis Eradication Campaign
75k 17   2/6/2004 issue=100th Anniversary of Tour de France d=Joop Zoetemelk ... 2007 issue=Butterflies 2007 d=Acraea acrita (2007)
80k 3   11/3/2011 issue=Malawi's Big Five d=buffalo (2011) ... 9/5/2012 issue=30 Years of living with AIDS
100k 9   10/24/2002 dt=butterflies of Malawi d=Iolaus lalos ... 10/9/2016 issue=Herbs of Malawi
105k 16   2007 issue=Butterflies 2007 d=Acrea acrita ... 1/25/2012 issue=Pan-African Tsetse & Trypanosomiasis Eradication Campaign
110k 9   2007 issue=Butterflies 2007 d=Euxanthe wakefieldi (2002) ... 1/25/2012 issue=Pan-African Tsetse & Trypanosomiasis Eradication Campaign
115k 7   2007 issue=Butterflies 2007 d=Pseudacraea boisduvali ... 1/25/2012 issue=Pan-African Tsetse & Trypanosomiasis Eradication Campaign
135k 3   11/3/2011 issue=Malawi's Big Five d=rhinoceros (2011) ... 9/5/2012 issue=30 Years of living with AIDS
140k 3   11/3/2011 issue=Malawi's Big Five d=elephant (2011 Malawi) ... 9/5/2012 issue=30 Years of living with AIDS
145k 3   11/3/2011 issue=Malawi's Big Five d=lion (2011) ... 9/5/2012 issue=30 Years of living with AIDS
165k 2   7/12/2013 issue=Traditional Dances 2013 dt=Traditional Dances (2013), 7/12/2014 issue=Traditional Dances 2014 dt=Traditional Dances of Malawi
180k 9   11/10/2003 issue=misc nature 180k d=Auricularia Auricula ... 2/6/2004 issue=100th Anniversary of Powered Flight
200k 6   4/6/2016 issue=Endemic Fish of Malawi d=Assorted Cichlids ... 10/9/2016 issue=Herbs of Malawi
260k 2   7/12/2013 issue=Traditional Dances 2013 dt=Traditional Dances (2013), 7/12/2014 issue=Traditional Dances 2014 dt=Traditional Dances of Malawi
265k 1   4/25/2014 issue=Lake Malawi 2014 d=sunrise on Lake Malawi
270k 2   7/12/2013 issue=Traditional Dances 2013 dt=Traditional Dances (2013), 7/12/2014 issue=Traditional Dances 2014 dt=Traditional Dances of Malawi
280k 2   7/12/2013 issue=Traditional Dances 2013 dt=Traditional Dances (2013), 7/12/2014 issue=Traditional Dances 2014 dt=Traditional Dances of Malawi
290k 2   7/12/2013 issue=Traditional Dances 2013 dt=Traditional Dances (2013), 7/12/2014 issue=Traditional Dances 2014 dt=Traditional Dances of Malawi
325k 3   9/30/2009 issue=Endangered Animals of Malawi d=Hippotragus equinus (2009)
330k 2   7/6/2014 issue=50th Anniversary of Independence, 12/25/2014 issue=Christmas 2014
350k 40   4/6/2016 issue=Endemic Fish of Malawi d=Blue Malawi cichlid ... 10/9/2016 issue=Herbs of Malawi
400k 6   4/6/2016 issue=Endemic Fish of Malawi d=Butter fish ... 10/9/2016 issue=Herbs of Malawi
420k 1   4/25/2014 issue=Lake Malawi 2014 d=Otter Point
430k 1   4/25/2014 issue=Lake Malawi 2014 d=sunset on Lake Malawi
450k 48   4/25/2014 issue=Lake Malawi 2014 d=African fish eagle (2014) ... 10/8/2019 issue=Domesticated Birds of Malawi
480k 1   4/25/2014 issue=Lake Malawi 2014 d=kayak riding on Lake Malawi
500k 6   4/25/2014 issue=Lake Malawi 2014 d=satellite map of Lake Malawi ... 10/9/2016 issue=Herbs of Malawi
520k 3   7/6/2014 issue=50th Anniversary of Independence ... 9/13/2016 issue=Bird Stamps of 1988 Surcharged d=Onychognathus walleri
560k 2   7/6/2014 issue=50th Anniversary of Independence, 12/25/2014 issue=Christmas 2014
600k 21   7/6/2014 issue=50th Anniversary of Independence ... 6/1/2022 issue=2022 surcharges d=Euxanthe wakefieldii
670k 2   7/6/2014 issue=50th Anniversary of Independence, 12/25/2014 issue=Christmas 2014
700k 53   4/6/2016 issue=Endemic Fish of Malawi d=chambo ... 10/8/2019 issue=Domesticated Birds of Malawi
730k 9   4/6/2016 issue=Endemic Fish of Malawi d=Metriaclima callainos ... 10/9/2016 issue=Herbs of Malawi
815K 1   9/13/2016 issue=Bird Stamps of 1988 Surcharged d=Stactolaema olivacea
840k 1   4/25/2014 issue=Lake Malawi 2014 d=Cichlidae
860k 1   4/25/2014 issue=Lake Malawi 2014 d=fish eagle (2014)
870k 5   4/6/2016 issue=Endemic Fish of Malawi d=Mpasa ... 10/9/2016 issue=Herbs of Malawi
900k 18   4/25/2014 issue=Lake Malawi 2014 d=Lizard Island on Lake Malawi ... 6/1/2022 issue=2022 surcharges d=Acraea acrita
1150k 1   2018 issue=2018 Surcharges a d=Acraea acrita (2007)
1280k 12   2018 issue=2018 Surcharges a dt=butterflies of Malawi d=Pseudacraea boisdurali oc=blk on=2002-2k ... 12/1/2021 issue=2021 surcharges b
2000k 1   2018 issue=2018 Surcharges a dt=butterflies (1996 Malawi) d=Melanitis leda (1996) oc=blk on=1996-10k

Used by 1013 stamps: (See all uses as list)
year? Malawi 9/2/1970 20t issue=dual currency d=paradise whydah wmk=mult cockerel
year? Malawi 9/2/1970 10t issue=dual currency d=carmine bee-eater (1968) wmk=mult cockerel
Malawi 2/8/1971 30t dt=birds (1968 Malawi) d=paradise flycatcher oc=blk on=11/13/1968-3sh wmk=mult cockerel
Malawi postage due 2/15/1971 2t
Malawi postage due 2/15/1971 8t grn
Malawi postage due 2/15/1971 10t blk
Malawi postage due 2/15/1971 4t vio
Malawi postage due 2/15/1971 6t prusbl
Malawi 2/15/1971 4k dt=animals (1971 Malawi) d=Gray bush duiker wmk=mult cockerel
Malawi 2/15/1971 2k dt=animals (1971 Malawi) d=Red Duiker wmk=mult cockerel
Malawi 2/15/1971 1k dt=animals (1971 Malawi) d=bushbuck (1971) wmk=mult cockerel
Malawi 2/15/1971 50t dt=animals (1971 Malawi) d=waterbuck (1971) wmk=mult cockerel
Malawi 2/15/1971 30t dt=animals (1971 Malawi) d=Hippotragus equinus (1971) wmk=mult cockerel
Malawi 2/15/1971 20t dt=animals (1971 Malawi) d=Livingstone's suni wmk=mult cockerel
Malawi 2/15/1971 15t dt=animals (1971 Malawi) d=klipspringer (1971) wmk=mult cockerel
Malawi 2/15/1971 10t dt=animals (1971 Malawi) d=eland wmk=mult cockerel
Malawi 2/15/1971 8t dt=animals (1971 Malawi) d=impala (1971) wmk=mult cockerel
Malawi 2/15/1971 5t dt=animals (1971 Malawi) d=puku (1971) wmk=mult cockerel
Malawi 2/15/1971 3t dt=animals (1971 Malawi) d=reedbuck (1971) wmk=mult cockerel
Malawi 2/15/1971 2t dt=animals (1971 Malawi) d=nyala (1971) wmk=mult cockerel
Malawi 2/15/1971 1t dt=animals (1971 Malawi) d=greater kudu wmk=mult cockerel
Malawi 2/15/1971 30t issue=new decimal coinage d=three decimal coins wmk=mult cockerel
Malawi 2/15/1971 15t issue=new decimal coinage d=three decimal coins wmk=mult cockerel
Malawi 2/15/1971 8t issue=new decimal coinage d=three decimal coins wmk=mult cockerel
Malawi 2/15/1971 3t issue=new decimal coinage d=three decimal coins wmk=mult cockerel
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