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500 Francs Summer Olympics
| Issuer | National Bank of Rwanda |
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| Year | 2013 |
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| Diameter | 38 mm |
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| Obverse description | The national coat of arms of Rwanda is centrally displayed within a circular inner ring, featuring a shield, crossed spear and hoe, a traditional basket, and floral branches, with the motto UBUMWE UMURIMO GUKUNDA IGIHUGU inscribed on a scroll at the base. The legend BANKI NKURU Y'U RWANDA arcs along the upper field, with the fineness mark AG 999 to the left and the date 2013 to the right. The denomination AMAFARANGA 500 MAGANA ATANU is prominently inscribed along the lower field in large raised lettering. |
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| Reverse lettering | JEUX OLYMPIQUES 2016 RIO DE JANEIRO (Translation: Olympic Games 2016 Rio de Janeiro.) |
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Rwanda's participation in the Olympics has been modest but consistent since its first appearance at the 1984 Los Angeles Games. This issue is part of a broader wave of sub-Saharan African commemorative silver struck not for domestic circulation but almost entirely for the international collector market — Rwanda's low mint fees and cooperative licensing arrangements made it a favored issuer for European distributors throughout the 2000s and 2010s.