| Issuer | Malawi |
|---|---|
| Year | 1971-1982 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
| Value | 2 Tambala |
| Currency | Kwacha (1971-date) |
| Composition | Bronze (97% Copper, 0.5% Tin, 2.5% Zinc) |
| Weight | 3.6 g |
| Diameter | 20 mm |
| Thickness | |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Engraver(s) | Paul Vincze |
| In circulation to | |
| Reference(s) | KM#8, Schön#8, Schön#15 |
| Obverse description | Profile of President Hastings Kamuzu Banda |
|---|---|
| Obverse script | Latin |
| Obverse lettering | MALAWI |
| Reverse description | Paradise-Whydah bird on branch facing left |
| Reverse script | Latin |
| Reverse lettering | 1979 2 TAMBALA |
| Edge | Plain |
| Mint | Royal Mint (Tower Hill), London,United Kingdom (1810-1975) Royal Mint, Llantrisant, United Kingdom (1968-date) |
| Mintage | 1971 - KM#8.1 - 10 000 000 1971 - KM#8.1; Proof - 4 000 1973 - KM#8.1; Minted in 1972 - 5 000 000 1974 - KM#8.1 - 5 000 000 1975 - KM#8.2; (Head right with accent mark above “W” in MALAWI) - 5 000 000 1977 - KM#8.2; (Head right with accent mark above “W” in MALAWI); Minted in 1976 - 5 000 000 1979 - KM#8.2; (Head right with accent mark above “W” in MALAWI) - 7 637 000 1982 - KM#8.2; (Head right with accent mark above “W” in MALAWI) - 15 000 000 |
| Numisquare ID | 7966545060 |
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