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500 Francs
| Issuer | Banque d'Emission du Rwanda et du Burundi |
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| Year | 1964 |
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| Value | 500 Francs |
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| Obverse description | Brown intaglio print on green underprint, with black serial numbers. A black overprint reading 'BURUNDI' distinguishes this issue from the parent Rwanda-Burundi series. A vignette of a rhinoceros (Rhinocerotidae sp.) faces left at right, while an intricate guilloche panel at left carries the denomination numeral. |
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| Reverse description | Printed in brown, the reverse is dominated by a large central guilloche oval bearing the numeral '500', surrounded by intricate lathe-work patterns. The denomination '500' also appears in each corner, with the legend 'CINQ CENTS FRANCS' across the lower portion and the printer's imprint along the bottom margin. |
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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.