{"product_id":"purple-coffee-bean-bill-real-rwandan-paper-money-authentic-currency-banknote-of-africa","title":"Purple Coffee Bean Bill—Real Rwanda Currency—African Paper Money—Souvenir—Gift","description":"\u003ch3\u003eBanknote Characteristics\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eVarieties:\u003c\/strong\u003e Only one variety\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFront:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Lake_Kivu\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eLake Kivu\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBack:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Coffee_bean\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eCoffee beans\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eColor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Light purple\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eComposition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Polymer\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIssuing entity:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/National_Bank_of_Rwanda\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eNational Bank of Rwanda\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCurrency:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Rwandan_franc\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eRwandan franc (1964–date)\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOfficial language(s):\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kinyarwanda\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eKinyarwanda\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/French_language\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eFrench\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/English_language\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eEnglish\u003c\/a\u003e (added post-1994), \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Swahili_language\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eSwahili\u003c\/a\u003e (added 2017). Note that \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Dutch_language\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eDutch\u003c\/a\u003e, the co-official \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Languages_of_Belgium\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003elanguage of Belgium\u003c\/a\u003e, also appeared alongside French under Belgian rule, including on the banknotes of the Central Bank of the Congo and Ruanda-Urundi.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCountry:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Rwanda\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eRwanda\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/German_East_Africa\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eGerman East Africa\u003c\/a\u003e (with Urundi and Tanganyika, 1885–1916)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ruanda-Urundi\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eRuanda-Urundi\u003c\/a\u003e (with Urundi, Belgian territory, 1916–1962; banknotes issued by the Central Bank of the Congo and Ruanda-Urundi)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRepublic of Rwanda (1962–date)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eCountry: Rwanda\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEtymology:\u003c\/strong\u003e From \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kinyarwanda\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eKinyarwanda\u003c\/a\u003e \u003cem\u003eu Rwanda\u003c\/em\u003e, meaning “domain” or “expanse”\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSovereignty:\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/German_East_Africa\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eGerman East Africa\u003c\/a\u003e (1885–1916)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ruanda-Urundi\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eRuanda-Urundi\u003c\/a\u003e (Belgian territory, 1916–1962)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRepublic of Rwanda (1962–date)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCapital:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kigali\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eKigali\u003c\/a\u003e — pop. 1,745,753 (Census 2022)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePopulation:\u003c\/strong\u003e 13,246,394 (Census 2022) — similar to \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Illinois\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eIllinois\u003c\/a\u003e (US) or \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Greece\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eGreece\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePopulation density:\u003c\/strong\u003e 501\/km² (1,298\/mi²) — similar to \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/New_Jersey\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eNew Jersey\u003c\/a\u003e (US) or \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Netherlands\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ethe Netherlands\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e 26,338 km² (10,169 mi²) — similar to \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Massachusetts\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eMassachusetts\u003c\/a\u003e (US) or \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Belgium\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eBelgium\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGDP per capita (PPP):\u003c\/strong\u003e approx. $3,276 USD — ranks 168th of 195 countries worldwide (IMF 2026)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOfficial language(s):\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kinyarwanda\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eKinyarwanda\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/French_language\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eFrench\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/English_language\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eEnglish\u003c\/a\u003e (added post-1994), \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Swahili_language\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eSwahili\u003c\/a\u003e (added 2017). Note that \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Dutch_language\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eDutch\u003c\/a\u003e, the co-official language of Belgium, also appeared alongside French on official proclamations, postage stamps etc. under Belgian rule.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpoken language(s):\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kinyarwanda\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eKinyarwanda\u003c\/a\u003e ~99% (mother tongue); \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Swahili_language\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eSwahili\u003c\/a\u003e widely spoken as a second language and lingua franca, especially in western regions and urban markets (Census 2022)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eRwanda unfiltered:\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIn 1994, Rwanda experienced one of the fastest mass killings in recorded history — \u003cstrong\u003ean estimated 500,000 to 800,000 people murdered in roughly 100 days, a rate that exceeded even the Holocaust\u003c\/strong\u003e in speed.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThirty years later, the country has the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Rwandan_parliament\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehighest proportion of women in parliament of any nation on earth\u003c\/a\u003e — over 60% of seats.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRwanda has a national day called \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Umuganda\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eUmuganda\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e — \u003cstrong\u003ethe last Saturday of every month,\u003c\/strong\u003e the entire country stops and does \u003cstrong\u003emandatory\u003c\/strong\u003e community work together. Roads, schools, terraces.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kigali\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eKigali\u003c\/a\u003e is now consistently ranked the \u003cstrong\u003ecleanest city in Africa.\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePlastic bags have been banned\u003c\/strong\u003e since 2008 — you will be stopped at the airport if you try to bring one in.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eYour coffee is ready, sir!\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRwanda produces some of the most sought-after specialty coffee in the world. The volcanic soils of the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Albertine_Rift\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eAlbertine Rift\u003c\/a\u003e — the same highlands visible from \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Lake_Kivu\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eLake Kivu\u003c\/a\u003e on the front of this note — create growing conditions that specialty roasters pay a premium for.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRwandan coffee is known for its bright acidity, full body, and distinctive fruit notes — caramel, citrus, black tea.\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Cup_of_Excellence\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eCup of Excellence\u003c\/a\u003e auctions have placed Rwandan lots among the highest-scoring coffees on Earth.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe country exports over 20,000 metric tons of coffee annually — while that only ranks around 35th–40th in the world, it's still one of Rwanda’s most important foreign exchange earners, directly supporting hundreds of thousands of smallholder farming families. The \u003cstrong\u003ecoffee\u003c\/strong\u003e on the back of this note \u003cstrong\u003eisn’t decoration. It’s the economy.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eFive years before the human catastrophe…\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNotes printed in the late 1980s and early 1990s carry an eerie normalcy — farmers, weavers, the Banque Nationale du Rwanda building. A country that had no idea what was coming. The \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Rwandan_genocide\" target=\"_blank\"\u003egenocide of 1994\u003c\/a\u003e killed an estimated \u003cstrong\u003e500,000 to 800,000 people \u003c\/strong\u003e— predominantly \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Tutsi\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eTutsi\u003c\/a\u003e — in roughly 100 days. It was organized, it was fast, and it happened while the world watched and did nothing. The \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Clinton_administration\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eClinton administration\u003c\/a\u003e actively avoided using the word “genocide” to sidestep any legal obligation to act.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eRwanda’s Extraordinary Rebirth\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhat Rwanda did next is almost as remarkable as what happened. Under \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Paul_Kagame\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ePaul Kagame\u003c\/a\u003e, the country rebuilt with extraordinary speed — economically, institutionally, and in terms of public safety. \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kigali\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eKigali\u003c\/a\u003e is today one of the cleanest, safest, and most organized capitals in Africa. The \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Gacaca_court\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eGacaca courts\u003c\/a\u003e processed over a million genocide cases through a community justice system. The miracle and the control are inseparable.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAnd yet Rwanda is a ‘bad actor’ in Congo\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRwanda has been credibly accused — and largely confirmed by \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/United_Nations_Group_of_Experts_on_the_Democratic_Republic_of_the_Congo\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eUN experts\u003c\/a\u003e — of backing the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/M23_(rebel_group)\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eM23 rebel group\u003c\/a\u003e, which seized significant territory in eastern \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Democratic_Republic_of_the_Congo\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eDRC\u003c\/a\u003e including the city of \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Goma\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eGoma\u003c\/a\u003e in early 2025, displacing hundreds of thousands of civilians. The genocide gave Rwanda a permanent moral claim that has long complicated international willingness to hold it accountable. That calculation is now being tested.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eYou love fine coffee; you'll love owning this note\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis 2024 polymer issue — purple, Lake Kivu on the front, coffee on the back — is Rwanda’s most modern statement yet. Rwandan banknotes are undervalued relative to their historical weight.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"World Money Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51830449504567,"sku":"RW44UNC-dup","price":4.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0969\/7165\/3431\/files\/44zoom.png?v=1774715771","url":"https:\/\/worldmoneystore.com\/products\/purple-coffee-bean-bill-real-rwandan-paper-money-authentic-currency-banknote-of-africa","provider":"World Money Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}