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Burundian franc: research record

Evidence coverage: 1964–1964. This is the span of collected observations, not the currency’s lifetime.

This record includes associated currencies and earlier interpretations. The article selects the evidence relevant to its own history.

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Currency continuity

Burundian franc

BIF · Research draft
One scoped currency identity. Changes to subdivisions, scale, standard, instruments or issuers do not by themselves create children. A distinct account unit can remain a successor.
Current currency in the inherited endpoint register.
Dated observations: 1964; this does not establish the entire lifetime.

Parents / predecessors

Rwanda–Burundi francterritorial currency separation · 1964-05-19
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Children / successors

No distinct successor currency is established in the loaded view.

Siblings

Unit and issue records 2 records

Evidence within this identity, not separate currencies.

Burundi Franc — endpoint research dossierFTM000756 · C583
Burundian francFTM000848 · C800
Monetary history 2 events

Includes dated issues, standards, subdivisions and institutional changes. Each event retains the source's date qualifications.

February 1964: national overprintsTerritorial currency overprint

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.

C583
1964-05-19Territorial currency separation

Burundi adopts its national franc.

C800
Evidence & research notes 2 claims

Dated observations, not a proven complete lifespan.

Supported C583

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.

Banque de la République du Burundi · Privilège d'émission Citation S316 · Open source ↗

Indexed passage on BERB issues overprinted Burundi

Source access and limitations

Substantive search-indexed passage inspected; direct full-document retrieval failed or returned blocking/error content.

Supported C800

Burundi adopts its national franc.

Deutsche Bundesbank · Metadata on the Exchange Rate Statistics, 24 September 2025 Citation S98 · Open source ↗

Burundi, PDF p.41

Source access and limitations

Historical reference, not a 2026 legal-status audit.

Only selected country milestones used.

Banque de la République du Burundi · Banque de la République du Burundi — History Citation S400 · Open source ↗

Burundi, PDF p.41

Source access and limitations

Handoff acceptance is not a claim that every source was independently reread.

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