Obverse description	Red and black print; green underprint; black and green serial numbers.  Two cows (Bos indicus) at right, long-tailed paradise whydah (Vidua paradisaea) above coat of arms of Burundi at upper left.  Windowed security thread with bank monogram and cow head. Fish-shaped see-through feature at lower left. Cow head and flag hologram at right.
Reverse description	Red print; green and yellow underprint.  Map of Burundi with banana plants (Musa sp.) at left, bank logo at lower right.
Signature(s)	Jean Gaspard Ciza, Pascal Nyabenda,
Protection type	Watermark
Protection description	Prince Louis Rwagasore and electrotype BRB.
Obverse lettering	IBANKI YA REPUBLIKA Y`UBURUNDI AMAFARANGA IGIHUMBI UWUZOKWIGANA IYI NOTI AZOPFUNGWA UBUMWE - IBIKORWA - AMAJAMBERE UNITE - TRAVAIL - PROGRES 1000 (Translation: Bank of the Republic of Burundi. One thousand francs. The counterfeiter is punished with penal servitude. Unity, work, progress.)
Reverse lettering	BANQUE DE LA REPUBLIQUE DU BURUNDI MILLE FRANCS LE CONTREFACTEUR EST PUNI DE SERVITUDE PENALE LE GOUVERNEUR LE 2e VICE-GOUVERNEUR 09-08-2021 1000 (Translation: Bank of the Republic of Burundi. One thousand francs. The counterfeiter is punished with penal servitude. The governor, the 2nd vice governor.)
Variants	January 2, 1911
Catalog ID	3286621090
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