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10 Francs Leopard
| Issuer | Banki Nkuru y'u Rwanda (National Bank of Rwanda) |
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| Year | 2017 |
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| Value | 10 Francs |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse lettering | AFRICAN PRIDE AP 2017 1/2 G .9999 FINEST GOLD |
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Rwanda's "Leopard" bullion series occupies an odd niche: a landlocked country with no historical gold-mining tradition issuing fractional bullion under a central bank mandate that dates only to 2008 reforms following the post-genocide reconstruction of the financial system. These pieces are struck by foreign mints on contract — Rwanda itself has no coining facility — and the series exists primarily as a vehicle for fractional gold investment in markets where Swiss or South African product dominates at larger weights.
KM#164 is among the smallest denominations in the run, at a size where handling losses during assay can measurably affect fine weight recovery.