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Malawi pound

Dates in use
Introduction and ending not established
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Sterling

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Malawi pound: documented and qualified family connections PARENTS THIS CURRENCY CHILDREN Southern Rhodesian / Central African pound — including federal currencySouthern Rhodesian / CentralAfrican pound 1964–1965 · DocumentedDocumented connection · 1964–1965 Malawi kwachaMalawi kwacha 1971 · DocumentedKwacha per Malawi pound;contextual/foreign-currency exceptions,Documented connection · 1971 · Kwacha per Malawi pound; contextual/foreign-currency exceptions, aggregate calculation and cash tables apply. Malawi poundMalawi pound Currency history

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Roman as–denarius accounting

Earlier as reckoning; denarius introduced c. 211 BC; accounts continue into late antiquity

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The Malawi consolidation gives February 15, 1971 for Part III’s currency conversion, separately from Parts I–II commencing on September 15, 1970. [1]

Section 15 converts covered pound, shilling and pence references at two kwacha per pound and ten tambala per shilling, with contextual exceptions. [2]

Section 16 requires domestic-currency payments in the new unit while explicitly valuing old notes and coins for continued use; foreign-currency payments are excepted. [3]

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The Malawi consolidation gives February 15, 1971 for Part III’s currency conversion, separately from Parts I–II commencing on September 15, 1970. Section 15 converts covered pound, shilling and pence references at two kwacha per pound and ten tambala per shilling, with contextual exceptions. [1] [2]

Sources and evidence

  1. Republic of Malawi; MalawiLII / Laws.Africa · Decimal Currency Act, Chapter 45:02 (Act 30 of 1970), version at 31 December 2014
  2. Republic of Malawi; MalawiLII / Laws.Africa · Decimal Currency Act, Chapter 45:02 (Act 30 of 1970), version at 31 December 2014
  3. Republic of Malawi; MalawiLII / Laws.Africa · Decimal Currency Act, Chapter 45:02 (Act 30 of 1970), version at 31 December 2014

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“Malawi pound.” The Family Tree of Money. © Field Technologies, Inc. Updated 2026-10-14; data version v49. https://familytreeofmoney.org/currency/FTM000199.html

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