Catalog
| Issuer | Banque d'Emission du Rwanda et du Burundi |
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| Year | 1964 |
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| Size | 100 × 58 mm |
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| Obverse description | Brown intaglio print on green underprint, with black serial numbers and a black overprint reading 'BURUNDI'. A vignette at left presents an impala (Aepyceros melampus) facing right, set against a background of a river and mountain scenery. The issuing bank title and statutory inscriptions are arranged around the design. |
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| Reverse description | Printed in brown, the reverse is dominated by a large central guilloche medallion bearing the numeral '5', framed by an intricate latticework of fine-line engine-turned patterns. The bank title 'BANQUE D'EMISSION DU RWANDA ET DU BURUNDI' runs along the top, with the denomination 'CINQ FRANCS' in bold lettering below the guilloche, and the digit '5' repeated at each corner. |
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| Variants | P#1a - 1961 dates. P#1b - 1963 dates. |
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