Reference:
Pick: #22 , The Banknote Book: B121
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Description
Rwanda. National Bank of Rwanda (Banki Nasiyonali y'u Rwanda). 1988-1989 Issues. 5000 francs Type 1988. Date: January 1, 1988. Dimensions: 165 x 70 mm. Watermark: Impala head. Material: Paper. No security thread. Printer: Unknown. Front and back: Polychrome printing predominantly green, blue and brown. Description of the front: Background made up of repeating patterns with the value in the upper corners. Prefix and numbering in black. On the left in the foreground, a young woman carrying a basket of fruit on her head and in the center, a scene of workers harvesting coffee in the fields. Texts in French. Combinations of signatures in black with the 1st Vice-Governor, Joseph Habimana and the Governor, Augustin Ruzindana. Description of the back: Background made up of patterns with the value in the upper corners. View of Lake Kivu. Bunch of bananas left. Texts in Kinyarwanda. Currency renamed in Kinyarwanda with title "AMAFARANGA" on back. Replacement notes: Prefix XX.