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50 Francs Type 1 legend
| Issuer | Banque Nationale du Rwanda |
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| Year | 2003 |
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| Currency | Franc (1964-date) |
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| Obverse description | The national coat of arms of Rwanda occupies the central field, depicting a traditional woven basket surmounted by a radiant sun, flanked by a flowering sorghum plant to the left and a coffee branch to the right, all supported by a knotted rope and a toothed gear at the base. A scroll above the shield bears the country name within the arms. The circular legend surrounding the design reads the country name and national motto in Kinyarwanda, with the denomination expressed numerically as '50' in large raised figures at the lower field, flanked by the denomination spelled out in Kinyarwanda ('AMAFARANGA' to the left and 'MIRONGO ITANU' to the right). |
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| Reverse description | A stylized maize plant in full ear dominates the central field, depicted with husks spread open at the base and a prominent cob rising vertically toward the upper field, rendered in fine relief with detailed kernel rows visible on the cob. The legend 'BANKI NASIYONALI Y`U RWANDA' arcs along the upper periphery in bold raised Latin lettering. The date '2003' appears in the lower exergue, with small decorative flourishes flanking it. |
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Rwanda's post-genocide monetary reconstruction moved quickly through the 1990s and into the early 2000s, with the Banque Nationale issuing new coinage as part of broader efforts to stabilize an economy devastated by the 1994 killings and their aftermath. The "Type 1 legend" designation distinguishes this issue from a subsequent variant with altered inscription layout — a minor but cataloguable difference that emerged within the same decade.