The Family Tree of MoneySearch /
← Locate on the map
Currency history

Rwandan franc

Rwandan franc: a currency still in use.

Dates in use
Still in use; introduction date not established here
Currency code
RWF
Ancestry branch
See family connections

Its place in the family

Trace ancestors and descendants ↗

Select a name for its history or a dated connection for its evidence.

Rwandan franc: documented and qualified family connections PREDECESSORS THIS CURRENCY SUCCESSORS Rwanda–Burundi francRwanda–Burundi franc 1964-04-24 · DocumentedRwanda adopts its national franc. Documented connection · 1964-04-24 · Rwanda adopts its national franc. Rwandan francRwandan franc RWF No successor is established here.

The story

The contemporary IMF article describes separate Rwandan and Burundian currencies being introduced after the creation of separate central banks in spring 1964. [1]

Turning points

Territorial currency separation

Rwanda adopts its national franc. [2]

Sources and evidence

  1. International Monetary Fund · Finance & Development, volume 1 issue 3 — Rwanda and Burundi monetary institutions C595 ↗
  2. Deutsche Bundesbank · Metadata on the Exchange Rate Statistics, 24 September 2025 C799 ↗

Open the complete research record →

Full claims, evidence coverage, corrections and earlier interpretations are kept separately.

Cite this page

“Rwandan franc.” The Family Tree of Money. © Field Technologies, Inc. Reader edition 2026-10-13; research dataset v44. https://familytreeofmoney.org/currency/FTM000252.html

Editorial evidence supplement · Download dataset v44

Find a currency