50 Francs

Vorderseitenbeschreibung	Rose-red note with a central vignette of a recumbent lioness at right, set within a fine-line guilloche border. The upper portion bears the bank title and denomination in large letterpress text, with two manuscript signatures above the serial number at lower left; an overprint stamp is applied over the lioness vignette. The date 01.10.60 appears below the signatures alongside the serial number.
Vorderseitenlegende	BANQUE D'EMISSION DU RWANDA ET DU BURUNDI CINQUANTE FRANCS PAYABLES A VUE LE CONTREFACTEUR EST PUNI DE SERVITUDE PENALE UN ADMINISTRATEUR LE PRESIDENT
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Anmerkungen	Rwanda's first banknotes were issued in 1960 under Belgian trusteeship, a year before independence — the Banque Nationale du Rwanda itself was a transitional institution, established to manage the monetary separation from the Banque du Congo Belge et du Ruanda-Urundi. This 50 Francs note belongs to that brief window when Rwanda had a named central bank but not yet a sovereign state. Thomas De La Rue printed the entire inaugural series. The franc denomination was retained only until 1964, when Rwanda introduced the Rwanda franc to replace the shared Ruanda-Urundi franc at par.