Catalog
500 Francs Large
| Issuer | Banque de la République du Burundi |
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| Year | 1997-2007 |
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| Currency | Franc (1962-date) |
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| Obverse lettering | BANQUE DE LA REPUBLIQUE DU BURUNDI IBANKI YA REPUBLIKA YUBURUNDI CINQ CENTS FRANCS AMAFRANGA AMAJAN` ATANU 01-10-2007 LE 1er VICE-GOUVERNEUR LE GOUVERNEUR 500 (Translation: Bank of the Republic of Burundi. Five hundred francs. The 1st vice governor, the governor.) |
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| Reverse lettering | BANQUE DE LA REPUBLIQUE DU BURUNDI IBANKI YA REPUBLIKA YUBURUNDI UBUMWE - IBIKORWA - AMAJAMBERE UNITE - TRAVAIL - PROGRESS LE CONTREFACTEUR EST PUNI DE SERVITUDE PENALE UWUZOKWIGANA IYI NOTI AZOFUNGWA 500 (Translation: Bank of the Republic of Burundi. Unity work progress. The counterfeiter is punished with penal servitude.) |
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The Banque de la République du Burundi was operating under extraordinary pressure during the initial years of this series. The country was deep into a civil war that had begun in 1993 following the assassination of President Melchior Ndadaye, and a regional trade embargo imposed by neighboring states in 1996 severely restricted the government's import capacity — including materials needed for currency production.
P#38 ran across a decade of issues, with printer and minor specification changes across the run that make date attribution more consequential than it might appear for a note of this denomination.