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5 Francs Type 1 legend
| Issuer | Banki Nasiyonali y'u Rwanda (National Bank of Rwanda) |
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| Year | 2003 |
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| Currency | Franc (1964-date) |
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| Obverse lettering | REPUBLIKA Y`U RWANDA AMAFARANGA ATANU UBUMWI UMURIMO GUKUNDA IGIHUGU 5 (Translation: Republic of Rwanda. Unity work patriotism. Five francs.) |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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Rwanda's post-genocide monetary reconstruction involved overhauling much of the country's coinage infrastructure during the late 1990s and early 2000s. The brass-plated steel construction of this issue reflects cost-driven decisions common to central African monetary authorities managing tight foreign exchange reserves and mint contracts typically placed with European producers.
The "Type 1 legend" designation distinguishes it from a subsequent variety with modified inscription layout — a distinction that matters more to variety collectors than to the circulation history, where both types spent their working lives together unremarked.