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500 Francs
| Issuer | Banque Nationale du Rwanda |
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| Year | 2004 |
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| Value | 500 Francs (500 RWF) |
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| Obverse lettering | BANKI NASIYONALI Y'U RWANDA IYI NOTI YEMEWE N'AMATEGEKO AMAFARANGA MAGANA ATANU BNR VISI-GUVERINERI WA MBERE GUVERINERI 500 |
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| Protection type | Watermark, Optically variable ink, Security thread |
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| Comments |
Rwanda's currency was entirely reconfigured following the 1994 genocide, and the Banque Nationale du Rwanda spent the late 1990s and early 2000s rebuilding a credible monetary infrastructure almost from scratch. This 2004 series reflected that reconstruction effort — deliberately modernized with optically variable ink and a security thread at a time when the country was still rebuilding basic institutional trust.
The Pick 30 printing date of 30 April 2004 aligns with a period of relative macroeconomic stabilization, when the franc had been brought under reasonable control after years of wartime inflation and post-conflict disruption.