10 Francs

€250,695.00
IssuerBurundi
Year1964
TypeStandard circulation banknote
Value10 Francs (10 BIF)
CurrencyFranc (1962-date)
CompositionPaper
Size115 × 61 mm
ShapeRectangular
PrinterThomas De La Rue, London, United Kingdom
No. printed
Designer(s)
Engraver(s)
In circulation to31 December 1965
Reference(s) P#2
Obverse descriptionGreen print; yellow underprint; black serial numbers.  Red overprint `BURUNDI`. Hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius) facing right at left, river and trees in background.
Reverse descriptionGreen print.  Value in guilloche at centre.
Signature(s)Firmin Peigneux, Hector Martin,
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Protection description
Obverse letteringBANQUE 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 letteringBANQUE D`EMISSION DU RWANDA ET DU BURUNDI DIX FRANCS 10 THOMAS DE LA RUE & COMPANY, LIMITED.
(Translation: Issuing Bank of Rwanda and Burundi. Ten francs.)
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Catalog ID4498033980
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