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500 Francs (East African Railway "Usambarabahn")

Series:

1972~Today - Numismatic Product

Catalog codes:

Col:RW-000069

Themes:

Bridges | Coats of Arms | Locomotives | Mountains | Railways

Issued on:

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Last issue date:

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Distribution:

Numismatic Product

Composition:

Silver

Edge:

Reeded/grained

Orientation:

Medal alignment ↑O↑

Shape:

Circular

Rim:

Raised. Front: not decorated. Back: dotted circle

Weight:

20 grams

Diameter:

38 mm

Face value:

500 RF - Rwanda franc

Composition Details:

999/1000 Silver 0.6423 oz. ASW999/1000 Silver 0.6423 oz. ASW

Score:

97% Accuracy: Very Low

Description:

Front: 3rd Coat of arms (1 January 2002)
with raised state name REPUBULIKA Y'U RWANDA
and motto UBUMWE-UMURIMO-GUKUNDA IGIHUGU
translated: "Unity, Work, Patriotism" above thick value
legend: (above, publisher in Kinyarwanda) BANKI NASIYONALI Y'U RWANDA
translated: National bank of Rwanda
(low-left, texted currency in Kinyarwanda) AMAFARANGA
(translated: Francs)
(low-right, texted value in Kinyarwanda) MAGANA ATANU
(translated: five hundred)
(bottom, value) 500
Back: Usambarabahn railway in German East Africa
(first railway built by Germans, commissioned in 1912)
on a bridge, between (above) mountains
(below) branches
(low-left, small year) 2008
legend: (above, subject in English) EAST AFRICAN RAILWAY
(left-bottom, name) USAMBARABAHN
(low-right, construction period) 1893 - 1912
Edge: G - grained, type: bars

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