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100 Francs
| Issuer | Banque du Royaume du Burundi |
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| Year | 1964-1966 |
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| Currency | Franc (1962-date) |
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| Obverse lettering | BANQUE DU ROYAUME DU BURUNDI CENT FRANCS AMAFRANGA IJANA IBANKI Y`INGOMA Y`UBURUNDI LE VICE-PRESIDENT LE PRESIDENT 1.10.1964 100 (Translation: Bank of the Kingdom of Burundi. One hundred francs. The vice president, the president.) |
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| Reverse lettering | BANQUE DU ROYAUME DU BURUNDI IBANKI Y`INGOMA Y` UBURUNDI LE CONTREFACTEUR SERA PUNIT DE SERVITUDE PENALE UWUZOKWIGANA IYI NOTI AZOFUNGWA GANZA SABWA 100 (Translation: Bank of the Kingdom of Burundi. The counterfeiter is punished with penal servitude. Rules and reigns.) |
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The Banque du Royaume du Burundi was the central bank of a constitutional monarchy — Burundi had achieved independence in 1962 under Mwami Mwambutsa IV, and these notes were issued while that monarchy still stood. The kingdom was abolished by coup in July 1966, when Captain Michel Micombero overthrew Mwami Ntare V after just a few months on the throne. Notes bearing the royal bank's title were quickly superseded by issues of the Banque de la République du Burundi.
The tight four-year window makes the complete date range for P#12 genuinely narrow.