Rwanda. National Bank of Rwanda (Banki Nasiyonali y'u Rwanda). 1974 Issues. 500 francs Type 1974. Date: April 19, 1974. Dimensions: 155 x 70 mm. Watermark: None. Material: Paper. Solid security thread. Printer: Thomas De la Rue (TDLR), London, England. Front and back: polychrome printing predominantly purple, orange and green. Description of the front: Background made up of repeating patterns and rosettes with the value in the corners. Prefix and numbering in black. On the left, a portrait in uniform of President Juvénal Habyarimana. Texts in French. Combinations of signatures in black with the Administrator (unknown) and the Governor, Jean Berchmans Birara. Description of the back: Background made up of patterns and rosettes with the value in the corners. In the foreground on the left, a man with a woven basket on his head is walking in a field. Texts in Kinyarwanda. Large rosette containing the value on the right.