Rwandan franc
E134534
The Rwandan franc is the official monetary unit of Rwanda, used for everyday transactions and issued by the National Bank of Rwanda.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Rwandan franc canonical | 10 |
| Rwandan franc banknotes | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1179473 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Rwandan franc Context triple: [Rwanda, currency, Rwandan franc]
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A.
Congolese franc
The Congolese franc is the official monetary unit used in the Democratic Republic of the Congo for all financial and commercial transactions.
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B.
Central African CFA franc
The Central African CFA franc is a regional currency used by several Central African countries, including Gabon, and is guaranteed by the French Treasury.
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C.
West African CFA franc
The West African CFA franc is a regional currency used by several West African countries, issued by the Central Bank of West African States and pegged to the euro.
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D.
French West African franc
The French West African franc was the colonial currency used across several territories in French West Africa before being replaced by the CFA franc.
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E.
Djiboutian franc
The Djiboutian franc is the official monetary unit of Djibouti, a small East African nation strategically located on the Horn of Africa.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Rwandan franc Target entity description: The Rwandan franc is the official monetary unit of Rwanda, used for everyday transactions and issued by the National Bank of Rwanda.
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A.
Congolese franc
The Congolese franc is the official monetary unit used in the Democratic Republic of the Congo for all financial and commercial transactions.
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B.
Central African CFA franc
The Central African CFA franc is a regional currency used by several Central African countries, including Gabon, and is guaranteed by the French Treasury.
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C.
West African CFA franc
The West African CFA franc is a regional currency used by several West African countries, issued by the Central Bank of West African States and pegged to the euro.
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D.
French West African franc
The French West African franc was the colonial currency used across several territories in French West Africa before being replaced by the CFA franc.
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E.
Djiboutian franc
The Djiboutian franc is the official monetary unit of Djibouti, a small East African nation strategically located on the Horn of Africa.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
currency
ⓘ
fiat currency ⓘ |
| belongsToCurrencySystem | Rwandan monetary system ⓘ |
| centralBank | National Bank of Rwanda ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| country | Rwanda ⓘ |
| currencyOf | Rwanda ⓘ |
| dateOfIntroduction | 1964 ⓘ |
| denominationType |
banknotes
ⓘ
coins ⓘ |
| hasInflationRate | subject to Rwandan monetary policy ⓘ |
| ISO4217Code | RWF ⓘ |
| issuingAuthority | National Bank of Rwanda ⓘ |
| languageOnCurrency |
English
ⓘ
French ⓘ Kinyarwanda ⓘ |
| legalStatus | legal tender ⓘ |
| legalTenderIn | Rwanda ⓘ |
| monetaryAuthority | National Bank of Rwanda ⓘ |
| monetaryPolicyBy | National Bank of Rwanda ⓘ |
| officialCurrencyOf | Rwanda ⓘ |
| peggedTo | not formally pegged to another single currency ⓘ |
| region | East Africa ⓘ |
| replaced | Belgian Congo franc ⓘ |
| subunit | centime ⓘ |
| subunitName | centime ⓘ |
| subunitToUnit | 100 centimes ⓘ |
| symbol |
FRw
ⓘ
RF ⓘ R₣ ⓘ |
| typicalBanknoteDenominations |
1000 francs
ⓘ
2000 francs ⓘ 500 francs ⓘ 5000 francs ⓘ |
| typicalCoinDenominations |
1 franc
ⓘ
10 francs ⓘ 2 francs ⓘ 20 francs ⓘ 5 francs ⓘ 50 francs ⓘ |
| unit | franc ⓘ |
| usedBy |
businesses in Rwanda
ⓘ
residents of Rwanda ⓘ |
| usedFor |
everyday transactions in Rwanda
ⓘ
payment of taxes in Rwanda ⓘ pricing goods and services in Rwanda ⓘ wages and salaries in Rwanda ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Rwandan franc Description of subject: The Rwandan franc is the official monetary unit of Rwanda, used for everyday transactions and issued by the National Bank of Rwanda.
Referenced by (11)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.