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50 Francs Cutty Sark
| Issuer | National Bank of Rwanda (Banki Nkuru y'u Rwanda) |
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| Year | 2024 |
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| Technique | Milled |
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| Reverse description | The reverse depicts the famous clipper ship Cutty Sark under full sail, rendered in fine detail with rigging and billowing sails occupying the central field. A stylized compass rose appears in the upper left background, while nautical instruments are depicted in the upper central area of the field. The legend CUTTY SARK arcs along the lower portion, with the inscriptions NAUTICAL OUNCE, the date 2024, and the fineness designation 1oz FINE SILVER 999 distributed around the design. |
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| Mintage | 2024 - Antique Finish, Ultra-High Relief - 1,000 2024 - BU - |
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Rwanda has no historical connection to the Cutty Sark — the clipper was built on the Clyde in 1869 for the Jute Shipping Company of Dumbarton and spent its working life on the London–China tea route before wool runs to Australia. Rwanda's involvement here is purely fiduciary: the National Bank issues bullion and collector pieces under licensing arrangements as a revenue mechanism, a practice common among landlocked African nations with no minting tradition of their own. The coin exists because the collector market for tall-ship themes is reliable, not because the subject has any bearing on the issuer.