500 Francs

The Banque d'Emission du Rwanda et du Burundi was a transitional institution, created to manage the monetary affairs of two newly independent states that had not yet established separate central banks. It was never meant to last. Rwanda launched its own Banque Nationale in 1964, and this series represents the final chapter of a shared currency arrangement that both countries were simultaneously dismantling.

Thomas De La Rue printed the series in London. The P#6 is among the higher denominations of a short-lived run, and surviving circulated examples often show significant wear along the fold lines — the notes saw real use before the transition was complete.