Number of banknotes: 1
Condition: Uncirculated
Denomination: 500 Francs
Value: 500 Francs 500BIF = USD 0.17
Currency: Franc
Currency rate: 500 Francs 500BIF = USD 0.17
Type: Standard circulation banknotes
Condition: Uncirculated
Year: 2015 - 2023
Numismatic period: Republic 1966-date
Series: 2015 series
Composition: Hybrid substrate
Weight: 1 g.
Shape: Rectangular
Issuing bank: Bank of the Republic of Burundi
Size: 120 × 60mm
Catalog numbers: P:50, TBB:236
Watermark: Prince Rwagasore and bank monogram.
Obverse: Red and green print; orange underprint; black and red serial numbers.Coffee (Coffea sp.) branch at right, crocodile (Crocodylidae sp.) above coat of arms of Burundi at upper left. Flag of Burundi at lower right.Windowed security thread with bank monogram and cow head. Fish-shaped see-through feature at lower left. Hologram of a cow head and bank monogram at right.
Obverse lettering: IBANKI YA REPUBLIKA Y'UBURUNDIAMAFARANGA AMAJANA ATANUUWUZOKWIGANA IYI NOTI AZOPFUNGWAUBUMWE - IBIKORWA - AMAJAMBEREUNITE - TRAVAIL - PROGRES500
Obverse translation: Bank of the Republic of Burundi. Five hundred francs. The counterfeiter is punished with penal servitude. Unity, work, progress.
Obverse scripts Latin
Reverse: Multicolour print; orange underprint.Map of Burundi with boat on Lake Tanganyika at left, bank logo lower right.
Reverse lettering: BANQUE DE LA REPUBLIQUE DU BURUNDICINQ CENT FRANCSLE CONTREFACTEUR EST PUNI DE SERVITUDE PENALELE GOUVERNEURLE 2e VICE-GOUVERNEUR15-01-2015500
Reverse translation: Bank of the Republic of Burundi. Five hundred francs. The counterfeiter is punished with penal servitude. The governor, the 2nd vice governor.
Reverse scripts Latin
ℹ Themes: Cow or bovine, Flag, Fish, Map, Lake, Reptile, Boat or watercraft
🖊️ Signatures: Jean Gaspard Ciza (JGC)Governor
Aimee Laurentine Kanyana (ALK)2nd Vice Governor
Sendazirasa Annonciate (SA)2nd Vice Governor
Edouard Normand Bigendako (ENB)Governor
Marie Goreth Ndayishimiye (MGN)2nd Vice Governor