| Issuer | Burundi |
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| Year | 2015-2018 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
| Value | 500 Francs |
| Currency | Franc (1962-date) |
| Composition | Hybrid substrate |
| Size | 120 × 60 mm |
| Shape | Rectangular |
| Printer | Thomas De La Rue, London, United Kingdom |
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| Reference(s) | P#50 |
| Obverse description | 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. |
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| Obverse lettering | IBANKI YA REPUBLIKA Y`UBURUNDI AMAFARANGA AMAJANA ATANU UWUZOKWIGANA IYI NOTI AZOPFUNGWA UBUMWE - IBIKORWA - AMAJAMBERE UNITE - TRAVAIL - PROGRES 500 (Translation: Bank of the Republic of Burundi. Five hundred francs. The counterfeiter is punished with penal servitude. Unity, work, progress.) |
| Reverse description | 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 BURUNDI CINQ CENT FRANCS LE CONTREFACTEUR EST PUNI DE SERVITUDE PENALE LE GOUVERNEUR LE 2e VICE-GOUVERNEUR 15-01-2015 500 (Translation: Bank of the Republic of Burundi. Five hundred francs. The counterfeiter is punished with penal servitude. The governor, the 2nd vice governor.) |
| Signature(s) | Jean Gaspard Ciza, Aimee Laurentine Kanyana, Sendazirasa Annonciate, |
| Protection type | Watermark |
| Protection description | Prince Rwagasore and bank monogram. |
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| Numisquare ID | 1177337740 |
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