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10 Francs Panther
| Issuer | Banki Nkuru y'u Rwanda (National Bank of Rwanda) |
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| Year | 2024 |
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| Value | 10 Francs (Amafaranga) |
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| Obverse lettering | BANKI NKURU Y'U RWANDA REPUBLIKA 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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| Edge | Reeded |
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Rwanda's National Bank has issued a long-running series of fractional gold pieces aimed squarely at the bullion collectibles market, and this Panther entry fits that pattern precisely. At 0.28 g the coin carries essentially no monetary function — it exists as a vehicle for the black diamond inlay, a feature that justifies a significant premium over melt and targets the same collector segment drawn to similar micro-gold issues from the Cook Islands and Niue.
KM#264 is among the more recent additions to a catalog that Rwanda has expanded aggressively since the mid-2000s, leveraging its mint partnerships with foreign producers — almost certainly European — to issue material bearing little relationship to domestic circulation or monetary policy.