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10 Francs Indian head
| Issuer | Banque Nationale du Rwanda |
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| Year | 2015 |
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| Value | 10 Francs |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | A right-facing profile effigy of a Native American chief wearing a traditional feathered war bonnet dominates the central field, rendered in high relief in the style of the classic American Indian head design. A terrestrial globe appears at the lower left of the field. The upper legend reads 'ICONS OF THE WORLD' and the year '2015' is inscribed to the left of the portrait. The lower legend denotes the fineness and weight of the coin. |
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This piece belongs to Rwanda's ongoing series of fractional gold issues marketed primarily to bullion collectors seeking low entry-point gold ownership. Rwanda has functioned as a legal issuer of convenience for several such series, with the Banque Nationale lending its authority to coins designed and distributed largely through European trading houses rather than through any domestic monetary need.
The Indian Head motif derives from Augustus Saint-Gaudens' original 1907 U.S. design lineage — a deliberate invocation of numismatic nostalgia with no historical connection to Rwanda.