20 Amashilingi

20 Amashilingi - obverse20 Amashilingi - reverse

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Features

Location Rwanda
Type Fantasy items › Fantasy currency
Year 2011
Value 20 Shilingi
Composition Nickel clad steel
Weight 5.5 g
Diameter 25 mm
Shape Round
Technique Milled
Orientation Medal alignment ↑↑
Demonetized Yes
Number
N#
63966

Obverse

The Coat of arms of the Republic of Rwanda.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
AMASHILINGI
MAKUMYABIRI
20

Reverse

The face value encircled by the legend and the year.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
BANKI NKURU Y'U RWANDA
20
RWS
2011

Edge

Reeded

Comments

The Rwandan franc is the current currency of Rwanda (2017). A proposal exists to introduce a common currency, a new East African shilling, for the five member states of the East African Community (Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, and South Sudan). It had been proposed that the Second East African shilling be introduced into circulation in 2012, but the target was not met. A second target date was set to 2015, but also not met. The third target date is 2024.

This token is not the official new currency of Rwanda, but apparently it was minted (by China, some say) to impersonate it.

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Date VG F VF XF AU UNC
2011  fantasy, minted in China ?

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