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500 Francs Taekwondo
| Issuer | National Bank of Rwanda |
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| Year | 2008 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Obverse description | Central field features the coat of arms of Rwanda, depicting a sun rising over a shield adorned with a knot, flanked by a stalk of sorghum on the left and a coffee branch on the right, with two crossed traditional tools below. A circular legend in Kinyarwanda surrounds the arms, reading the name of the issuing bank and republic along the upper periphery. The denomination '500' is prominently displayed in large numerals at the base, flanked by the word 'AMAFARANGA' to the left and 'MAGANA ATANU' to the right. |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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Rwanda's niobium collector issues from this period were produced in Austria by the Münze Österreich, which had pioneered the use of niobium as a coinage metal beginning with its own bimetallic series in 2003. The Rwandan commission was part of a broader arrangement with several small nations seeking prestige numismatic issues without domestic minting infrastructure.
Taekwondo's inclusion likely ties to Rwanda's Olympic program development in the mid-2000s, though the sport itself had only been a full Olympic event since Sydney 2000.