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10 Francs Lion, iridium
| Issuer | National Bank of Rwanda |
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| Year | 2013 |
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| Value | 10 Francs |
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| Obverse lettering | BANKI NKURU Y`U RWANDA REPUBULIKA Y`U RWANDA UBUMWI - UMURIMO - GUKUNDA IGIHUGU AMAFARANGA 10 ICUMI (Translation: Central Bank of Rwanda. Republic of Rwanda. Unity work patriotism. Ten francs.) |
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| Reverse lettering | 2013 IRIDIUM 1/25 Oz 999 Ir |
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Iridium is one of the densest and most corrosion-resistant elements on earth, and among the rarest in the Earth's crust — more associated with asteroid impact layers than with mint production runs. Rwanda's use of it here is largely a novelty play, positioning the National Bank within the small collector market for exotic-metal issues that expanded noticeably in the 2010s. No iridium coin circulated. None was meant to.
KM#97 is sparsely documented in standard references, with mintage figures difficult to independently verify — not unusual for low-volume exotic issues from smaller issuing authorities in this period.