Malawi 1978 250 kwacha

Heritage sale 3020, lot 24380

photo courtesy Heritage Auction Galleries

The first specimen was lot 24380 in Heritage sale 3020 (Long Beach, September 2012), where it sold for $1,880. The catalog description^[1] noted, "Republic gold 250 Kwacha 1978, MS66 NGC, Conservation Series featuring a pair of Nyala deer." Malawi, formerly the British colony of Nyasaland, obtained her independence in 1964. She has escaped the incessant violence besetting many African nations but has been ravaged by AIDS. It seems unlikely that many of these coins remain in Malawi. The nyala is an antelope, not a deer.

Recorded mintage: 566 plus 208 proofs.

Specification: 33.437 g, 0.900 fine gold, .967 troy oz AGW.

Catalog reference: KM 17.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• ^[1]Tucker, Warren, and Cris Bierrenbach, Heritage Signature Auction 3020: World Coins, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2012.

Link to:

• Malawi 1971 kwacha
• Botswana 1978 150 pula
• Sierra Leone 1980 5 golde
• 1985 10 kwacha, 20th anniversary of the Reserve Bank, struck in gold
• Coins and currency dated 1978
• return to coins of Malawi