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10 Francs
| Issuer | Banque de la République du Burundi |
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| Year | 1968-1970 |
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| Size | 115 × 62 mm |
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| Obverse lettering | BANQUE DE LA REPUBLIQUE DU BURUNDI IBANKI YA REPUBLIKA Y`UBURUNDI DIX FRANCS AMAFRANGA CUMI PLACE DE LA REVOLUTION L`ADMINISTRATEUR LE PRESIDENT PLACE DE LA REVOLUTION 01-11-68 10 (Translation: Bank of the Republic of Burundi. Ten francs. The administrator, the president. Revolution Square.) |
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| Reverse lettering | BANQUE DE LA REPUBLIQUE DU BURUNDI UNITE - UBUMWE TRAVAIL - IBIKORWA PROGRES - AMAJAMBERE LE CONTREFACTEUR SERA PUNIT DE SERVITUDE PENALE UWUZOKWIGANA IYI NOTI AZOFUNGWA IBANKI YA REPUBLIKA Y`UBURUNDI 10 (Translation: Bank of the Republic of Burundi. Unity, work, progress. The counterfeiter is punished with penal servitude.) |
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Burundi gained independence in 1962 and established its own central bank shortly thereafter, replacing the currency infrastructure inherited from the Belgian colonial administration. Thomas De La Rue handled the early printing contracts for the République series, a common arrangement for newly independent Francophone African states that lacked domestic printing capacity.
The P#20 series ran across a three-year window with relatively low face value, meaning heavy handling and rapid wear were typical — high-grade survivors from this issue are proportionally uncommon given the denomination's daily utility.