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10 Francs Pattern, copper-nickel
| Issuer | Banque Nationale du Rwanda |
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| Year | 1964 |
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| Shape | Round |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | The boldly modelled bare-headed effigy of President Grégoire Kayibanda occupies the central field, facing three-quarters to the right in a naturalistic portrait style. The engraver's initials 'CVD' appear incuse below the bust. The circular legend 'BANQUE NATIONALE DU RWANDA' runs along the upper periphery, while the date '1964' is inscribed along the lower periphery, all separated by raised dot stops. |
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Rwanda's 1964 coinage program was developed in the immediate aftermath of independence from Belgian administration, with the newly established Banque Nationale requiring an entirely new monetary infrastructure from scratch. Several denominations were struck as essais — pattern pieces — before final specifications were confirmed. KM#E3 represents one of these trial strikings, produced to test the copper-nickel composition against alternative alloys being evaluated for the circulating series.