This uncirculated 500 Malawian kwacha note is a standard circulation banknote issued by the Reserve Bank of Malawi. It is a brown, orange, and light blue note that is dated 1st January 2017, bears the signature of Charles S. R. Chuka, and measures 132 mm x 66 mm. Its obverse side features a fish, fishermen on a boat, the Reserve Bank of Malawi headquarters building, and a portrait of Reverend John Chilembwe. Its reverse side shows the Mulunguzi Dam, a water spigot, the bank logo, and silhouettes of a woman carrying a container on her head and a man carrying a hoe over his shoulder. Security features include a Malawi map registration device, a holographic stripe, a windowed security thread with a demetalized RBM, and a watermark of John Chilembwe with an electrotype 500 and Cornerstones.