Burundian franc

Burundi – Burundian franc

Burundian franc – the official currency of Burundi. The international currency code of the Burundian franc is BIF. The Burundian franc is subdivided into 100 centimes.

Burundi started issuing its own francs in 1964.

Coins in circulation have nominal values of 1,5 and 10 francs.

Banknotes in circulation are in denominations of 10, 20, 50, 100, 500, 1000, 2000,5000 and 10 000 francs.

In 1966 the sign on the banknotes „kingdom" was replaced with the word "republic".