Catalog
5 Francs
| Issuer | Banque Nationale du Rwanda |
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| Year | 1964-1965 |
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| In circulation to | 1970 |
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| Obverse description | The coat of arms of Rwanda occupies the central field, featuring a shield adorned with a stylised bird and crossed implements, flanked by diagonal hatching. The numeral '5' appears prominently above the shield within a V-shaped upper section of the arms. The legend 'CINQ · FRANCS' curves along the upper periphery, while 'REPUBLIQUE RWANDAISE' and the motto 'LIBERTE COOPERATION PROGRES' are inscribed on and below the shield. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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Rwanda's earliest coinage was issued in the immediate aftermath of independence from Belgian trusteeship in 1962, with the Banque Nationale established shortly thereafter to replace the Rwanda-Burundi franc. These bronze pieces were struck at the Brussels mint, reflecting the practical reality that Rwanda had no domestic minting infrastructure and remained financially dependent on Belgian institutional arrangements even as political ties were severed.