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100 Francs Shoebill
| Issuer | National Bank of Rwanda |
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| Year | 2022 |
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| Value | 100 Francs |
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| Obverse description | The national coat of arms of Rwanda occupies the central field, depicting a traditional hut, a sun, sorghum and coffee branches, crossed spears, and a knotted rope at the base, all within a circular shield. A scroll above the shield bears the legend REPUBULIKA Y'U RWANDA, while a lower scroll reads UBUMWE-UMURIMO-GUKUNDA IGIHUGU. The issuer legend BANKI NKURU Y'U RWANDA arcs along the upper periphery, with the denomination AMAFARANGA 100 IJANA inscribed along the lower periphery. |
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| Reverse lettering | AFRICAN OUNCE 2022 1oz FINE GOLD 999 |
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Rwanda has no native shoebill population — the species inhabits swamps from Sudan down through Uganda and Zambia. This coin belongs to a long-running series of Rwandan-issued wildlife bullion pieces that leverage the country's banking infrastructure to produce internationally marketed collector gold, a practice common among smaller nations whose mints serve the global numismatic trade rather than domestic circulation needs. The shoebill itself has been classified as Vulnerable since 2004, with fewer than 8,000 individuals estimated in the wild.