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1000 Francs Aquarius
| Issuer | Banque Nationale du Rwanda |
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| Year | 2009 |
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| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
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| Obverse description | The central field displays the coat of arms of Rwanda in high relief, featuring a shield charged with a traditional hut, flanked by a sorghum stalk and a coffee branch, supported by two interlaced knotted rope-like elements, and surmounted by a sun above crossed tools. The arms are encircled by a decorative ring with two stylised crossed machetes. The upper legend BANKI NKURU Y'U RWANDA arcs around the outer rim, while the lower portion bears the denomination AMAFARANGA 1000 IGIHUMBI. The fineness mark AG 999 3 OZ appears to the left field and the date 2009 to the right, with the motto UBUMWE - UMURIMO - GUKUNDA IGIHUGU inscribed on the ribbon at the base of the arms. |
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| Obverse lettering | BANKI NKURU Y`U RWANDA Ag 999 3 oz 2009 REPUBLIKA Y`U RWANDA UBUMWE - UMURIMO - GUKUNDA IGIHUGU AMAFARANGA 1000 IGIHUMBI (Translation: Central Bank of Rwanda. Republic of Rwanda. Unity, work, patriotism. One thousand francs.) |
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Rwanda's 2009 collector series leaned heavily on European novelty minting conventions — large-format silver with gold plating, zodiac themes, and oversized flans were all hallmarks of the secondary-market commemorative trade centered in Austria and Poland during this period. The Banque Nationale du Rwanda authorized numerous such issues in the late 2000s with virtually no domestic circulation intended; the coins were produced wholesale for the international collector market, with Rwanda lending its sovereign issuing authority in exchange for a licensing arrangement.
KM#56 is one of twelve zodiac pieces in the series. Aquarius was the eleventh struck in sequence.