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500 Francs Green sea turtle
| Issuer | Banki Nkuru y'u Rwanda (National Bank of Rwanda) |
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| Year | 2010 |
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| Currency | Franc (1964-date) |
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| Obverse description | Central coat of arms of Rwanda displayed within a raised inner circle, featuring a shield flanked by a sorghum stalk and a coffee branch, surmounted by a rope knot, with the national motto UBUMWE-UMURIMO-GUKUNDA IGIHUGU inscribed on a scroll below. The legend BANKI NKURU Y'U RWANDA arcs along the upper periphery, while the denomination 500 AMAFARANGA MAGANA ATANU is prominently rendered along the lower rim. The fineness designation AG 999 appears to the lower left of the central device, and the date 2010 to the lower right, all set against a polished proof field. |
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| Obverse lettering | BANKI NKURU Y`U RWANDA REPUBLIKA Y`U RWANDA UBUMWE-UMURIMO-GUKUNDA-IGIHUGU AG 999 2010 AMAFARANGA 500 MAGANA ATANU (Translation: Central Bank of Rwanda. Republic of Rwanda. Unity, work, patriotism. Five hundred francs.) |
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Rwanda has no coastline. The green sea turtle — a species of open ocean and tropical reef — has no geographic connection to the landlocked country issuing this coin. It belongs to a category of Rwandan silver issues from around 2010 produced specifically for the collector export market, a practice common among small nations whose mints effectively license their sovereignty to foreign distributors, with the National Bank lending its name to products designed and sold elsewhere.