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200 Francs Dian Fossey
| Issuer | National Bank of Rwanda |
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| Year | 2007 |
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| Currency | Franc (1964-date) |
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| Obverse description | The central device displays the national coat of arms of Rwanda, featuring a shield with a sun and hills above interlaced knotwork, flanked by a sorghum stalk to the left and a coffee branch to the right, surmounted by a stylized flower. The arms are encircled by a decorative ring within the field. The legend BANKI NASIYONALI Y'U RWANDA arcs along the upper periphery, while the denomination AMAFARANGA 200 MAGANA ABILI is inscribed along the lower portion. The motto UBUMWI UMURIMO GUKUNDA IGIHUGU appears on a scroll at the base of the arms. |
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| Obverse lettering | BANKI NASIYONALI Y'U RWANDA REPUBLIKA Y'U RWANDA UBUMWI UMURIMO GUKUNDA IGIHUGU AMAFARANGA 200 MAGANA ABILI (Translation: National Bank of Rwanda. Republic of Rwanda. Unity love patriotism. Two hundred francs.) |
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Dian Fossey was murdered at her Karisoke Research Center in December 1985 — a killing never conclusively solved, though her outspoken campaign against poaching had made her numerous enemies among local traffickers and, some argued, within Rwanda's own bureaucratic apparatus. Rwanda's decision to place her on a gold coin more than two decades later reflects how thoroughly her international reputation had been rehabilitated as an asset to conservation tourism, particularly after the 1988 film accelerated gorilla-related interest in the Virunga region.