Coat of arms at centre, with issuer name above and value below
Obverse script
Latin
Obverse lettering
BANKI NKURU Y`U RWANDA
REPUBLIKA Y`U RWANDA
UBUMWI - UMURIMO - GUKUNDA IGIHUGU
AMAFARANGA 50 MIRONGO ITANU (Translation: Central Bank of Rwanda Republic of Rwanda Unity, work, patriotism. Fifty francs)
Reverse description
Leopard with two cubs at bottom left, map of Africa above