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100 Francs
| Issuer | Banque d'Emission du Rwanda et du Burundi |
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| Year | 1960-1962 |
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| Printer | Thomas De La Rue & Company, London |
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| Obverse description | Vignette of a zebu bull at left centre against a fine guilloche underprint in blue. Bank title across the top, denomination CENT FRANCS PAYABLES A VUE in the centre, and numerals 100 at upper left and lower right. Two facsimile signatures with titles UN ADMINISTRATEUR and LE PRÉSIDENT, with the issue date below. |
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| Reverse description | Entirely ornamental reverse composed of intricate guilloche lacework in blue, with a large central rosette medallion flanked by two starburst vignettes. Denomination numeral 100 appears at upper left, upper right, and lower right within the geometric pattern. Bank title in a straight legend along the lower portion. |
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The Banque d'Emission du Rwanda et du Burundi was a short-lived transitional institution, created in 1960 to manage currency for what were still UN Trust Territories under Belgian administration. It ceased operations when both Rwanda and Burundi became independent in 1962 and established their own central banks — making the entire series issued under this authority one of the briefest sovereign-adjacent monetary runs in post-colonial African history.
Thomas De La Rue's involvement was typical of the period, as Belgian colonial authorities routinely contracted London security printers for their African territories. The series was replaced almost immediately, and notes returned in relatively large quantities during the 1962 currency conversion, which dampens scarcity in higher grades.