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Current banknotes

ISO 4217 Code RWF

User(s) Rwanda

Inflation 8%

Source The World Factbook, 2005 est.

Subunit

1/100 centime

Symbol RF

Coins 1, 2, 5, 10, 20, 50 francs

Banknotes 100, 500, 1000, 5000 francs

Central bank

Banque Nationale du Rwanda

Website www.bnr.rw

The franc (ISO 4217:RWF; also RWFR) is the currency of Rwanda. It is subdivided into 100 centimes and is often written RF<ref>http://www.lonelyplanet.com/worldguide/destinations/africa/rwanda?a=facts</ref> <ref>http://fx.sauder.ubc.ca/currency_table.html</ref>.

The franc became the currency of Rwanda in 1916, when Belgium occupied the previously German colony. The Belgian Congo franc replaced the German East African rupie. Rwanda used the currency of Belgian Congo until 1960 when it began issuing its own francs.

1 Coins
2 Banknotes
3 Historical exchange rates
4 References
5 External links

[edit] Coins

Older issues of coins issued in Francs include:

1: Aluminium 1964–65 and 1974–85
2: Aluminium dated 1970, scalloped shape like Hong Kong $2 coin
5: Bronze 1974–87
10: Copper/Nickel 1974 & 1985
20: Aluminium bronze 1977
50: Aluminium bronze 1977

New coins were issued in 2004 but dated 2003 valued in Franc denominations.

1: 98% Aluminium, 2% Magnesium
5: Bronze
10: Bronze
20: Nickel-plated steel
50: Nickel-plated steel

[edit] Banknotes

Banknotes come in the value of 100, 500, 1000 and 5000 Francs. Historical banknotes include a 20 and 50 Franc from 1964-1977.

[edit] Historical exchange rates

Rwandan francs per US dollar:[1]

262.20 (1995)
393.44 (2000)
574.62 (2004)
542.22 (Sep 2005)

Current RWF exchange rates

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[edit] References

[edit] External links

Francs
Current	Burundian franc \| CFA franc \| CFP franc \| Comorian franc \| Congolese franc \| Djiboutian franc \| Guinean franc \| Liechtenstein frank \| Rwandan franc \| Swiss franc \| UIC franc
Defunct	Algerian franc \| Belgian franc \| Cambodian franc \| French Camerounian franc \| French franc \| Katangan franc \| Gold-Franc \| Luxembourgish franc \| Malagasy franc \| Malian franc \| Monegasque franc \| Moroccan franc \| New Hebrides franc \| Saar franc \| Tunisian franc \| Westphalian Frank
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Currencies of Africa
North	Algerian dinar \| Euro (Plaza de soberanía) \| Egyptian pound \| Libyan dinar \| Mauritanian ouguiya \| Moroccan dirham \| Sudanese dinar \| Sudanese pound \| Tunisian dinar
Central	Angolan kwanza \| Burundian franc \| Central African CFA franc (Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, and Gabon) \| Congolese franc \| Rwandan franc
West	Cape Verdean escudo \| Euro ( Canary Islands, Madeira) \| Gambian dalasi \| Ghanaian cedi \| Guinean franc \| Liberian dollar \| Nigerian naira \| São Tomé and Príncipe dobra \| Sierra Leonean leone \| West African CFA franc (Benin, Burkina Faso, Côte d'Ivoire, Guinea-Bissau, Mali, Niger, Senegal, and Togo)
East	Comorian franc \| Djiboutian franc \| Eritrean nakfa \| Ethiopian birr \| Kenyan shilling \| Seychelles rupee \| Somali shilling \| Somaliland shilling \| Tanzanian shilling \| Ugandan shilling
South	Botswana pula \| Euro (Mayotte, Réunion) \| Lesotho loti \| Malawian kwacha \| Malagasy ariary \| Mauritian rupee \| Mozambican metical \| Namibian dollar \| Saint Helena pound \| South African rand \| Swazi lilangeni \| Zambian kwacha \| Zimbabwean dollar
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