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500 Francs Vanda tricolor
| Issuer | Banque Nationale du Rwanda |
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| Year | 2011 |
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| Weight | 20 g |
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| Obverse lettering | BANKI NKURU Y'U RWANDA REPUBLIKA Y'U RWANDA UBUMWE-UMURIMO-GUKUNDA IGIHUGU AG 999 2011 AMAFARANGA 500 MAGANA ATANU |
| Reverse description | A vibrant full-color depiction of a Vanda tricolor orchid spray dominates the centre and right of the field, rendered in polychrome enamel with characteristic yellow, red-brown spotted petals and vivid magenta lips, set against lush green foliage. A budding bloom is visible at the lower centre, adding botanical accuracy to the composition. To the left, a finely detailed silver-relief effigy of a seated Buddha statue occupies the background field, rendered in uncolored relief against a mirror-polished ground. The species name VANDA TRICOLOR is inscribed within a rectangular cartouche in the upper left of the field. |
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The Vanda tricolor is a Southeast Asian orchid native primarily to Java and Bali, with no geographic or cultural connection to Rwanda whatsoever. Rwanda has issued a long-running series of fine silver coins under foreign licensing arrangements — typically coordinated through the Coin Invest Trust (CIT) in Liechtenstein — that use the country's issuing authority purely as a legal vehicle while targeting the European collector market. This piece is one of those.
KM#91 belongs to a botanical sub-series within that broader program. Mintages are generally low and tightly controlled by the distributor.