Red and green print; orange underprint; black and red serial numbers. Coffee (Coffea sp.) branch at right, crocodile (Crocodylidae sp.) above coat of arms of Burundi at upper left. Flag of Burundi at lower right. Windowed security thread with bank monogram and cow head. Fish-shaped see-through feature at lower left. Hologram of a cow head and bank monogram at right.
Reverse description
Multicolour print; orange underprint. Map of Burundi with boat on Lake Tanganyika at left, bank logo lower right.
Signature(s)
Jean Gaspard Ciza, Aimee Laurentine Kanyana, Sendazirasa Annonciate,
Protection type
Watermark
Protection description
Prince Rwagasore and bank monogram.
Obverse lettering
IBANKI YA REPUBLIKA Y`UBURUNDI
AMAFARANGA
AMAJANA ATANU
UWUZOKWIGANA IYI NOTI AZOPFUNGWA
UBUMWE - IBIKORWA - AMAJAMBERE
UNITE - TRAVAIL - PROGRES
500 (Translation: Bank of the Republic of Burundi. Five hundred francs. The counterfeiter is punished with penal servitude. Unity, work, progress.)
Reverse lettering
BANQUE DE LA REPUBLIQUE DU BURUNDI
CINQ CENT FRANCS
LE CONTREFACTEUR EST PUNI DE SERVITUDE PENALE
LE GOUVERNEUR
LE 2e VICE-GOUVERNEUR
15-01-2015
500 (Translation: Bank of the Republic of Burundi. Five hundred francs. The counterfeiter is punished with penal servitude. The governor, the 2nd vice governor.)