Catalog
1000 Francs Large
| Issuer | Banque de la République du Burundi |
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| Year | 1994-2006 |
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| Shape | Rectangular |
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| Obverse description | Black intaglio print over a multicolour guilloche underprint, with black serial numbers. A vignette of cattle (Bos taurus) occupies the left portion of the note, while the coat of arms of Burundi is centred. Legends appear in both French and Kirundi. |
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| Obverse lettering | BANQUE DE LA REPUBLIQUE DU BURUNDI MILLE FRANCS AMAFARANGA IGIHUMBI UBUMWE - IBIKORWA - AMAJAMBERE UNITE - TRAVAIL - PROGRESS IBANKI YA REPUBLIKA YUBURUNDI LE GOUVERNEUR LE 1er VICE-GOUVERNEUR 01-07-2000 1000 (Translation: Bank of the Republic of Burundi. One thousand francs. Unity work progress. The governor, the 1st vice governor.) |
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Burundi's 1000 franc note circulated through one of the most violent decades in the country's modern history — the civil war that began in 1993 following the assassination of President Melchior Ndadaye ground on well past this series' introduction, displacing hundreds of thousands and placing enormous strain on the central bank's ability to maintain reliable note supply. Inflation during the late 1990s eroded the 1000 franc's purchasing power considerably.
The series ran for over a decade across multiple date varieties, making date attribution the primary collecting variable within Pick 39.