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1/2 Franc
| Issuer | Banque Nationale du Rwanda |
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| Year | 1970 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | The denomination '1/2 FRANC' is displayed prominently at the centre of the coin within a beaded inner circle, flanked above and below by a stylised foliate or palm frond decorative motif radiating outward symmetrically. The circular legend 'BANQUE · NATIONALE · DU · RWANDA' runs along the upper periphery, with the date '· 1970 ·' appearing at the base, all in raised Latin lettering. |
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| Reverse lettering | BANKI · NASIYONALI · YU · RWANDA URUMIYA · 1970 · (Translation: National Bank of Rwanda. Half.) |
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Rwanda's first national coinage was issued in 1964 following independence from Belgian-administered trusteeship, replacing the Rwanda-Burundi franc. This 1970 piece comes from the early years of Juvénal Habyarimana's eventual consolidation of power — though the coup that brought him to office didn't occur until 1973. The aluminium-magnesium alloy was a deliberate choice for a low-denomination coin in a country where metal costs needed to stay well below face value.