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10 Francs

Issuer Banque d'Emission du Rwanda et du Burundi
Year 1964
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Currency Franc (1962-date)
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Obverse description Green intaglio print on yellow underprint, with black serial numbers overprinted in red with the word 'BURUNDI'. At left, a vignette portrays a hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius) facing right against a river and tree background. The date 05.10.60 appears on the face along with two signature lines for an administrator and the president.
Obverse lettering BANQUE D'EMISSION DU RWANDA ET DU BURUNDI DIX FRANCS PAYABLE A VUE LE CONTREFACTEUR EST PUNIT DE SERVITUDE PENALE BURUNDI 05.10.60 UN ADMINISTRATEUR, LE PRESIDENT. THOMAS DE LA RUE & COMPANY LIMITED. 10
(Translation: Issuing Bank of Rwanda and Burundi. Ten francs payable at sight. The counterfeiter is punished with penal servitude. Administrator, president.)
Reverse description Green intaglio print with an oval central guilloche vignette containing the numeral '10', surrounded by fine lathe-work patterns. The bank name is inscribed across the top of the note and the denomination 'DIX FRANCS' appears below the central vignette. The printer's imprint is set at the foot of the note.
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