Currency history
Burundian franc
Burundian franc: a currency still in use.
- Dates in use
- Still in use; introduction date not established here
- Currency code
- BIF
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Predecessor
Rwanda–Burundi franc1964Documented1 Rwanda–Burundi franc = 1 BIF
This currencyBIF
Burundian francNo successor is established here. This does not imply extinction.
The story
The issuer history describes Rwanda-Burundi bank notes and coins overprinted for Burundi from February 1964, and gives 31 December 1965 as the circulation limit for those notes. [1]
Turning points
Territorial currency separation
Burundi adopts its national franc. [2]
Sources and evidence
- Banque de la République du Burundi · Privilège d'émission C583 ↗
- Deutsche Bundesbank · Metadata on the Exchange Rate Statistics, 24 September 2025; Banque de la République du Burundi · Banque de la République du Burundi — History C800 ↗
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“Burundian franc.” The Family Tree of Money. © Field Technologies, Inc. Reader edition 2026-10-13; research dataset v44. https://familytreeofmoney.org/currency/FTM000253.html