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500 Francs Pole vault
| Issuer | National Bank of Rwanda |
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| Year | 2008 |
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| Technique | Milled |
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| Reverse description | A male pole vaulter is depicted in dynamic motion at the center-right of the field, clearing the bar with the vaulting pole visible beneath him. An outline map of Asia fills the background of the lower and left portions of the field. The legend 'JEUX OLYMPIQUES 2008' curves along the upper periphery. The year '2008' appears in the lower left field, and the word 'YING' is rendered in stylized lettering along the lower exergue, referencing the Beijing Olympics. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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Rwanda's National Bank commissioned this piece as part of a broader Olympic sports series timed to the Beijing Games. Niobium — a refractory metal more commonly found in steel alloys and superconductor research than in coinage — produces the distinctive colored surface without applied paint or plating; the hue develops through anodization, with voltage controlling the oxide layer thickness and therefore the final color.