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10 Francs Leopard; piedfort
| Issuer | National Bank of Rwanda (Banki Nkuru y'u Rwanda) |
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| Year | 2019 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse lettering | BANKI NKURU Y'U RWANDA REPUBULIKA Y'U RWANDA UBUMWI - UMURIMO - GUKUNDA IGIHUGU AMAFARANGA 10 ICUMI |
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Piedforts — coins struck at double or greater thickness on a standard planchet — have roots in French mint practice dating to the 16th century, originally produced as presentation pieces and master references for assayers. Rwanda's adoption of the format for this fractional issue is straightforward modern bullion merchandising, not administrative necessity.
At 0.311 g of .9999 gold, this is among the smallest practical gold denominations in contemporary mint production — a tenth-gram issue in all but rounding.