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10 000 Francs
| Issuer | Banque de la République du Burundi |
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| Year | 2004-2006 |
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| Composition | Cotton paper |
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| Reverse lettering | BANQUE DE LA REPUBLIQUE DU BURUNDI IBANKI YA REPUBLIKA Y`UBURUNDI AMAFARANGA IBIHUMBI CUMI DIX MILLE FRANCS AMAFARANGA IBIHUMBI CUMI LE CONTREFACTEUR EST PUNI DE SERVITUDE PENALE UWUZOKWIGANA IYI NOTI AZOFUNGWA 10000 (Translation: Bank of the Republic of Burundi. The counterfeiter is punished with penal servitude.) |
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| Variants | P#43a - 25.10.2004. P#43b - 01.05.2006. |
| Comments |
The P#43 series was introduced as Burundi's highest denomination note during a period when the franc had lost substantial purchasing power — by the mid-2000s, 10,000 francs represented a meaningful but not extraordinary sum, roughly equivalent to a few US dollars at prevailing exchange rates. The note was printed by De La Rue, which held the contract for Burundian currency through this period.
The hologram strip was a notable upgrade for a central African issuer of this size, added partly in response to counterfeiting pressure on earlier high-denomination issues.