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From 1960 to 1963, the BERB issued notes in denominations of 5, 10, 20, 50, 100, 500 and 1000 francs. In 1964, Burundi overprinted all of these denominations for use in Burundi, whilst Rwanda overprinted all but the 5 and 10 franc notes for use in Rwanda. Some notes were overprinted in 1961 for use
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became independent, leaving Ruanda-Urundi as the sole Belgian colonial possession in Africa. With the independence of Rwanda and Burundi in 1962, the shared Ruanda-Urundi franc continued to circulate until 1964 when it was eventually replaced by two separate national currencies.
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The franc became the currency of Rwanda and Burundi in 1916, when the two countries were occupied by Belgium and the
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Abdel-Salam, Osman Hashim (1970). "The Evolution of African Monetary Institutions".
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A single denomination was issued, the 1 franc, between 1960 and 1964.
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which had also circulated in Ruanda-Urundi from 1916 to 1960 when the
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Belgian mandate territory
Ruanda-Urundi
successor states
Rwanda
Burundi
Belgian Congo franc
Belgian Congo
Belgian Congo franc
German East African rupie
Banque d'Émission du Rwanda et du Burundi
Burundian franc
Rwandan franc
Katangese francs
Katanga
1960s portal
Africa portal
Money portal
Numismatics portal
doi
10.1017/S0022278X00019893
S2CID
154409375
The Banknote Book
Standard Catalog of World Coins
ISBN
0873411501
Standard Catalog of World Paper Money
ISBN
0-87341-207-9
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