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500 Francs Euro
| Issuer | Banque Nationale du Rwanda |
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| Year | 2002 |
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| Diameter | 37 mm |
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| Obverse description | The central field displays the national coat of arms of Rwanda, depicting a traditional thatched hut flanked by a sorghum plant on the left and a coffee branch on the right, set against two crossed inward-facing crescents and surmounted by a radiant sun with the scroll legend REPUBULIKA Y'U RWANDA above. A knotted rope device appears at the base of the shield with the national motto UBUMWE · UMURIMO · GUKUNDA IGIHUGU on a scroll beneath. The arms are encircled by a plain inner ring, with the outer border featuring a continuous sawtooth or zigzag decorative pattern around the entire periphery. The legend BANQUE NATIONALE DU RWANDA curves along the upper portion of the coin, with the date 2002 prominently displayed at the base. |
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| Reverse description | The central field features a finely detailed high-relief depiction of a banana plant, rendered with naturalistic precision showing multiple hands of bananas clustered at the crown and broad, spreading leaves radiating outward and downward. To the lower left of the central motif, a rectangular cartouche bears the mint mark or issuer emblem incorporating the date 2002 and a circle of stars, referencing the Euro coinage commemorative theme. The denomination 500 appears in large numerals at the base of the field. The legend CINQ CENTS FRANCS curves along the upper border, all enclosed within the same sawtooth decorative border as the obverse. |
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| Reverse lettering | CINQ CENTS FRANCS ⍺ 2002 500 |
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