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| 正面描述 | Central field features the coat of arms of Rwanda, a heraldic shield divided into quarters with geometric and symbolic motifs, surmounted by an eagle displayed at the chief point. The numeral '10' appears prominently above the shield in the upper field. The circular legend 'DIX · FRANCS' arcs across the upper rim, while the motto 'LIBERTE · COOPERATION · PROGRES' is incorporated within the shield's lower section, and 'REPUBLIQUE RWANDAISE' appears on a scroll across the middle of the shield. |
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| 边缘 | Plain |
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Rwanda's earliest coinage dates to 1964, the year the newly independent nation — separated from Burundi only in 1962 after the dissolution of the Ruanda-Urundi trust territory — was establishing its monetary institutions from scratch. The Banque Nationale du Rwanda was itself founded in 1964, meaning this pattern was struck in the same year the issuing authority came into existence.
Pattern issues from this foundational moment are exceptionally rare. Most were submitted to government authorities for approval and never returned to circulation channels; survivors exist almost exclusively in institutional or specialist collections.