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5000 Francs Central Banking
| Issuer | National Bank of Rwanda |
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| Year | 2014 |
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| Diameter | 38.61 mm |
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| Obverse description | The obverse features the coat of arms of Rwanda prominently rendered in the central field, depicting a shield quartered with a sun, sorghum plant, and a gear motif, flanked by two knotted serpents at the base and surmounted by a banner bearing the legend REPUBULIKA Y U RWANDA. The arms are encircled by a broad outer legend reading NATIONAL BANK OF RWANDA - BANKI INKURU Y'U RWANDA, disposed along the upper periphery, while the denomination 5000 FRW appears along the lower rim. A secondary legend UBUMWI - UMURIMO - GUKUNDA IGIHUGU, the national motto meaning Unity, Work, Patriotism, is inscribed below the shield in the lower field. The design employs a proof finish with frosted devices contrasting against a mirror-polished field. |
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| Mintage | 2014 - - 5,000 |
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Rwanda's National Bank issued this piece to mark the 50th anniversary of the institution itself, founded in 1964 shortly after independence from Belgian administration. The commemorative program was part of a broader series celebrating Rwandan financial infrastructure — notable given that less than two decades earlier the banking system had been effectively destroyed during the 1994 genocide, requiring near-total reconstruction of the country's monetary apparatus.