500 Francs Small

Issuer	Banque de la République du Burundi
Year	2009-2013
Type	Standard circulation banknote
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Obverse description	Brown intaglio print over multicolour guilloche underprint; native art vignette at left centre. Bilingual text in French and Kirundi with dual signature lines for the 1st Vice-Governor and Governor. Black serial numbers and a windowed security thread are incorporated into the design.
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Reverse description	Blue intaglio print over multicolour guilloche underprint; a vignette of the bank building occupies the centre, with the coat of arms of Burundi at right. Bilingual inscriptions in French and Kirundi frame the design, including the national motto and anti-counterfeiting warning.
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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