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500 Francs Year of the Monkey, vitality, 3D
| Issuer | Banki Nkuru y'u Rwanda (National Bank of Rwanda) |
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| Year | 2016 |
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| Weight | 31.10 g |
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| Reverse description | A highly sculptural, gold-plated three-dimensional effigy of a seated monkey dominates the reverse, rendered in fine naturalistic detail with individually textured fur. The monkey is depicted in a frontal-facing posture, holding aloft a Chinese yuanbao ingot bowl in both hands, with additional stacked cash coins and a yuanbao ingot arranged at its feet. The base of the composition features a decorative border of traditional Chinese coin motifs and beaded ornament, all executed in gold-plated high relief against the silver field. The legend YEAR OF THE MONKEY 2016 is inscribed in the lower field of the coin. |
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| Edge | Reeded |
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Rwanda's lunar series occupies an odd corner of the commemorative market — issued under legitimate central bank authority but produced almost exclusively for export to collector markets in Europe and Asia, with no meaningful domestic circulation ever intended. The 2016 monkey issue appeared during a particularly crowded year for such pieces, as mints worldwide raced to produce lunar-themed silver with gold plating ahead of Chinese New Year buying cycles. The "3D" designation refers to a domed or sculpted relief treatment, a technique that became commercially fashionable among third-party mint producers around 2013 and was licensed to numerous small issuing nations simultaneously.