{"id":16846,"date":"2009-04-23T21:58:00","date_gmt":"2009-04-23T21:58:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/test946983.live-website.com\/?p=16846"},"modified":"2022-07-31T22:12:05","modified_gmt":"2022-08-01T05:12:05","slug":"burundi-issues-new-2000-and-5000-franc-notes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/banknotenews.com\/?p=16846","title":{"rendered":"Burundi new 2,000- and 5,000-franc notes (B234a and B235a) confirmed"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"has-larger-font-size\">\n<div class=\"blog-entry-body\">The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.brb.bi\/\" target=\"self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Central Bank of Burundi<\/a> issued new 2,000- and 5,000-franc notes (US$1.60 and US$4.05, respectively) on April 7, 2009. The new notes are said to be \u201cimpossible to forge.\u201d The existing notes of these denominations will remain legal tender until September 30, 2009. The basic designs of the new notes are unchanged, but they are physically smaller (140 x 71 mm for the Fr2,000 and 145 x 73 mm for the Fr5,000) and use Cornerstone watermarks, revealing that they are printed by De La Rue. The bank\u2019s governor, Gaspard Sindayigaya, said that the nation\u2019s smaller denominations notes could also be reissued.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-21931\" src=\"https:\/\/banknotenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/04\/Burundi_BRB_2000_francs_2008.12.01_B234a_P47_T_004703_f.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1669\" height=\"830\" srcset=\"https:\/\/banknotenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/04\/Burundi_BRB_2000_francs_2008.12.01_B234a_P47_T_004703_f.jpg 1669w, https:\/\/banknotenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/04\/Burundi_BRB_2000_francs_2008.12.01_B234a_P47_T_004703_f-300x149.jpg 300w, https:\/\/banknotenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/04\/Burundi_BRB_2000_francs_2008.12.01_B234a_P47_T_004703_f-768x382.jpg 768w, https:\/\/banknotenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/04\/Burundi_BRB_2000_francs_2008.12.01_B234a_P47_T_004703_f-1536x764.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/banknotenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/04\/Burundi_BRB_2000_francs_2008.12.01_B234a_P47_T_004703_f-465x231.jpg 465w, https:\/\/banknotenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/04\/Burundi_BRB_2000_francs_2008.12.01_B234a_P47_T_004703_f-695x346.jpg 695w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1669px) 100vw, 1669px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-21932\" src=\"https:\/\/banknotenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/04\/Burundi_BRB_2000_francs_2008.12.01_B234a_P47_T_004703_r.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1440\" height=\"709\" srcset=\"https:\/\/banknotenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/04\/Burundi_BRB_2000_francs_2008.12.01_B234a_P47_T_004703_r.jpg 1666w, https:\/\/banknotenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/04\/Burundi_BRB_2000_francs_2008.12.01_B234a_P47_T_004703_r-300x148.jpg 300w, https:\/\/banknotenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/04\/Burundi_BRB_2000_francs_2008.12.01_B234a_P47_T_004703_r-768x378.jpg 768w, https:\/\/banknotenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/04\/Burundi_BRB_2000_francs_2008.12.01_B234a_P47_T_004703_r-1536x756.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/banknotenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/04\/Burundi_BRB_2000_francs_2008.12.01_B234a_P47_T_004703_r-465x229.jpg 465w, https:\/\/banknotenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/04\/Burundi_BRB_2000_francs_2008.12.01_B234a_P47_T_004703_r-695x342.jpg 695w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1440px) 100vw, 1440px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>B234 (P47): 2,000 francs (US$1.15)<br \/>\nGreen and blue. Front: French and Kirundi text; holographic cattle head patch; coat of arms; boys picking tea leaves in field. Back: French and Kirundi text; unknown lake. Windowed security thread with demetalized BRB. Watermark: Cattle and Cornerstones. Printer: (De La Rue). 140 x 71 mm. Paper. a. 01-12-2008. Sig. 26: Bibara\/Sindayigaya. Prefix T &#8211; Z, AA &#8211; AH. Intro: 07.04.2009.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-21933\" src=\"https:\/\/banknotenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/04\/Burundi_BRB_5000_francs_2008.12.01_B235a_P48_AK_545233_f.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1734\" height=\"852\" srcset=\"https:\/\/banknotenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/04\/Burundi_BRB_5000_francs_2008.12.01_B235a_P48_AK_545233_f.jpg 1734w, https:\/\/banknotenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/04\/Burundi_BRB_5000_francs_2008.12.01_B235a_P48_AK_545233_f-300x147.jpg 300w, https:\/\/banknotenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/04\/Burundi_BRB_5000_francs_2008.12.01_B235a_P48_AK_545233_f-768x377.jpg 768w, https:\/\/banknotenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/04\/Burundi_BRB_5000_francs_2008.12.01_B235a_P48_AK_545233_f-1536x755.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/banknotenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/04\/Burundi_BRB_5000_francs_2008.12.01_B235a_P48_AK_545233_f-465x228.jpg 465w, https:\/\/banknotenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/04\/Burundi_BRB_5000_francs_2008.12.01_B235a_P48_AK_545233_f-695x341.jpg 695w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1734px) 100vw, 1734px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-21934\" src=\"https:\/\/banknotenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/04\/Burundi_BRB_5000_francs_2008.12.01_B235a_P48_AK_545233_r.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1440\" height=\"703\" srcset=\"https:\/\/banknotenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/04\/Burundi_BRB_5000_francs_2008.12.01_B235a_P48_AK_545233_r.jpg 1737w, https:\/\/banknotenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/04\/Burundi_BRB_5000_francs_2008.12.01_B235a_P48_AK_545233_r-300x146.jpg 300w, https:\/\/banknotenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/04\/Burundi_BRB_5000_francs_2008.12.01_B235a_P48_AK_545233_r-768x375.jpg 768w, https:\/\/banknotenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/04\/Burundi_BRB_5000_francs_2008.12.01_B235a_P48_AK_545233_r-1536x750.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/banknotenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/04\/Burundi_BRB_5000_francs_2008.12.01_B235a_P48_AK_545233_r-465x227.jpg 465w, https:\/\/banknotenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/04\/Burundi_BRB_5000_francs_2008.12.01_B235a_P48_AK_545233_r-695x339.jpg 695w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1440px) 100vw, 1440px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><b>B235 <\/b>(P48): <b>5,000 francs <\/b>(US$2.85)<\/p>\n<p>Olive green and violet. Front: French and Kirundi text; holographic cattle head patch; coat of arms; Parliament House in Bujumbura. Back: French and Kirundi text; ships, cranes, and building on a dock. Windowed security thread with demetalized <i>BRB<\/i>. Watermark: Cattle. Printer: (De La Rue). 145 x 73 mm. Paper.<\/p>\n<p>a. 01-12-2008. Sig. 26: Bibara\/Sindayigaya. Prefix AK &#8211; AS. Intro: 07.04.2009.<\/p>\n<p>Courtesy of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pagescoinsandcurrency.com\/\" target=\"self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Page\u2019s Coins and Currency<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Central Bank of Burundi issued new 2,000- and 5,000-franc notes (US$1.60 and US$4.05, respectively) on April 7, 2009. The new notes are said to be \u201cimpossible to forge.\u201d The existing notes of these denominations will remain legal tender until September 30, 2009. The basic designs of the new notes<span class=\"more-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/banknotenews.com\/?p=16846\">Read More\u2026<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":21933,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,337],"tags":[97],"class_list":["entry","author-owen-linzmayer","post-16846","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-africa","category-new-note","tag-burundi"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/banknotenews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16846","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/banknotenews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/banknotenews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/banknotenews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/banknotenews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=16846"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/banknotenews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16846\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":37262,"href":"https:\/\/banknotenews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16846\/revisions\/37262"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/banknotenews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/21933"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/banknotenews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=16846"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/banknotenews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=16846"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/banknotenews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=16846"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}