Catalog
1 Franc
| Issuer | Banque Nationale du Rwanda |
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| Year | 1969 |
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| Technique | Milled |
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| Obverse description | Central field features the coat of arms of Rwanda, comprising a shield charged with crossed tools and a sun, surmounted by a bird with spread wings, flanked by two diagonal bundles of spears. The legend 'REPUBLIQUE RWANDAISE' and the motto 'LIBERTE · COOPERATION · PROGRES' appear on the shield. The denomination numeral '1' is displayed prominently above the arms, with the curved legend 'UN · FRANC' arching across the upper field. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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Rwanda's first post-independence coinage series was issued in 1969, just seven years after the country separated from the Belgian-administered UN Trust Territory of Ruanda-Urundi. The Banque Nationale du Rwanda had only been established in 1964, and this aluminium franc was among the earliest pieces struck under its authority.
Aluminium was chosen largely for economic practicality — the denomination had negligible purchasing power, and striking in a cheaper metal kept production costs below face value.