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10 Francs Elephant, gold
| Issuer | Banki Nkuru y'u Rwanda (National Bank of Rwanda) |
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| Year | 2014 |
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| Value | 10 Francs |
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| Reverse description | A detailed high-relief portrait of an African elephant (Loxodonta africana) head facing left occupies the central field, its tusks and distinctive ear structure rendered with naturalistic precision. Surrounding the motif, the date 2014 appears at upper left, while the inscriptions AURUM, 1/100 OZ, .999, and Au are distributed around the design, indicating the metal name in Latin, fractional troy ounce weight, fineness, and chemical symbol respectively. The overall composition is contained within a plain, smooth border consistent with the miniature bullion format of this issue. |
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| Reverse lettering | 2014 AURUM 1/100 OZ .999 Au (Translation: Gold.) |
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Rwanda's elephant bullion series occupies an unusual niche: a sovereign gold issue from a landlocked country with no historical connection to gold coinage, produced almost entirely for the European collector and investor market. At 0.311 g — one-hundredth of a troy ounce — this is among the smallest standard bullion denominations struck by any issuing authority, a format pioneered largely by the Cook Islands and quickly adopted by African proxy issuers working through Bavarian minting houses in the early 2010s.