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| Issuer | National Bank of Rwanda |
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| Year | 2021 |
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| Value | 10 Francs |
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| Obverse lettering | BANKI NKURU Y`U RWANDA REPUBLIKA Y`U RWANDA UBUMWE-UMURIMO-GUKUNDA-IGIHUGU AMAFARANGA 10 ICUMI (Translation: Central Bank of Rwanda. Republic of Rwanda. Unity, work, patriotism. Ten francs.) |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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Rwanda's ongoing "African Wildlife" bullion program has issued gold fractionals in unconventional denominations since the early 2010s, targeting stackers and collectors priced out of standard one-ounce formats. The 0.10g specification places this among the smallest gold coins in regular production anywhere — a size necessitated entirely by accessibility pricing rather than any monetary function.
KM#212 corresponds to the 2021 leopard issue within that series. Rwanda's francs have carried no meaningful purchasing power for decades; the denomination exists solely as legal tender nominalization for the bullion program.