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1 Franc Pattern, bronze
| Issuer | Banque Nationale du Rwanda |
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| Year | 1964 |
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| Shape | Round |
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| Obverse description | Central field dominated by the arms of the Republic of Rwanda: a shield flanked by two crossed flags, surmounted by a sun and a dove with wings spread, the whole supported by a decorative base with waves. The motto ribbon on the shield reads LIBERTE - COOPERATION - PROGRES, while a second scroll across the shield bears REPUBLIQUE RWANDAISE. The numeral 1 appears prominently above the arms in the upper field, flanked by the curved legend UN · FRANC arching across the top of the coin. Two small mint marks — a rooster and a small head — are visible in the lower left and lower right fields respectively. |
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| Reverse lettering | BANQUE · NATIONALE · DU · RWANDA CVD ESSAI ·1964· (Translation: National Bank of Rwanda. Trial.) |
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Rwanda's first coinage program was developed in 1964, shortly after independence from Belgian administration. The Banque Nationale du Rwanda commissioned pattern strikes in multiple compositions before settling on the circulating specification — this bronze example was among the rejected candidates. Pattern pieces from this series rarely surface, as institutional trial strikings of newly independent African states were typically retained by mints or destroyed rather than released.