Catalog
See full images - free registration
Continue with Google - no registration!
or register with email
Why register? Just to keep bots out of our catalog. Your email stays private - we will never share it or send you anything uninvited. We guarantee you that!
500 Francs Hanging Gardens of Babylon
| Issuer | Banki Nkuru y'u Rwanda (National Bank of Rwanda) |
|---|---|
| Year | 2013 |
| Type | Log in to see details |
| Value | Log in to see details |
| Currency | Franc (1964-date) |
| Composition | Log in to see details |
| Weight | Log in to see details |
| Diameter | Log in to see details |
| Thickness | Log in to see details |
| Shape | Log in to see details |
| Technique | Log in to see details |
| Orientation | Log in to see details |
| Engraver(s) | Log in to see details |
| In circulation to | Log in to see details |
| Reference(s) | Log in to see details |
| Obverse description | The central field displays the national coat of arms of Rwanda, featuring a shield with a river and hills, flanked by a coffee plant and a sorghum stalk, surmounted by a sun and encircled by a ribbon bearing the national motto. The arms are set within a recessed inner circle. The upper legend BANKI NKURU Y'U RWANDA arcs around the left and upper periphery, while the date 2013 appears to the right. The fineness designation AG 999 1/2 oz is inscribed to the left field, and the denomination AMAFARANGA 500 MAGANA ATANU is inscribed along the lower arc of the coin. |
|---|---|
| Obverse script | Log in to see details |
| Obverse lettering | Log in to see details |
| Reverse description | The reverse features a bimetallic design with a dark green niobium centre struck with a detailed relief depiction of the Hanging Gardens of Babylon, showing terraced architectural structures adorned with lush vegetation and palm trees rising in stepped tiers. The surrounding silver ring bears the inscriptions SEVEN WONDERS OF THE ANCIENT WORLD arcing across the upper field and HANGING GARDENS OF BABYLON along the lower arc, all in raised capital letters. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
| Reverse lettering | Log in to see details |
| Edge | Log in to see details |
| Mint | Log in to see details |
| Mintage | Log in to see details |
| Additional information | Log in to see details |