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500 Francs
| Issuer | Banque Nationale du Rwanda |
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| Year | 1998 |
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| Value | 500 Francs |
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| Obverse description | The right half of the obverse is dominated by an intaglio vignette of a group of mountain gorillas amid lush green foliage, set against a landscape underprint with a volcanic mountain silhouette. A large guilloche rosette occupies the left centre, incorporating a hexagonal 'R' security device, with two signature lines below captioned '2nd VICE-GOUVERNEUR' and 'GOUVERNEUR', and the italic legend 'Payable à vue' in the lower field. Denomination numerals '500' appear in large green figures at lower left and upper right, with the date '1.12.1998' at lower right. |
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| Reverse description | The left centre of the reverse carries an intaglio vignette of three schoolchildren seated and reading together, with the National Museum building rendered in teal guilloche underprint behind them. A large watermark window in the right half of the note is framed by a radiating sunburst pattern in pink at the far right. The denomination '500' appears in large green numerals at both lower corners, and a reversed hexagonal 'R' security device is positioned in the upper centre. |
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| Variants | P#26a - wide serial # at upper left P#26b - narrow serial # at upper left |
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