{"title":"Burundi Banknotes for Collectors for Sale","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"burundi-p-33e-10-francs-2007-unc-map-of-burundi-unity-work-progress","title":"Burundi P-33e 10 Francs 2007 UNC | Map of Burundi | Unity, Work, Progress","description":"\u003ch3\u003eBanknote Characteristics\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eVarieties:\u003c\/strong\u003e P-33e issued on two dates:\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e2005-Feb-05\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e2007-Nov-01, Signatures Gaspard Sindayigaya (Governor) \u0026amp; Leonard Sentore (2nd Vice Governor) — this note\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFront:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Coat_of_arms_of_Burundi\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eCoat of arms\u003c\/a\u003e over map of \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Burundi\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eBurundi\u003c\/a\u003e at centre. Text in French and Kirundi. Green print; pink underprint; black serial numbers.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBack:\u003c\/strong\u003e Value in guilloche at upper right and lower left. Text in French and Kirundi. Green print; yellow underprint.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eColor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Green, pink, yellow\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWatermark:\u003c\/strong\u003e Not attested\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eComposition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Paper\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e 107 × 54 mm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIssuing entity:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Bank_of_the_Republic_of_Burundi\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eBank of the Republic of Burundi\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePrinter:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/De_La_Rue\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eDe La Rue\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDemonetized:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Demonetization_(currency)\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e29 August 2015\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCurrency:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Burundian_franc\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eBurundian franc\u003c\/a\u003e (1962–date)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAbout Burundi\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCapital:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Gitega\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eGitega\u003c\/a\u003e (political); \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Bujumbura\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eBujumbura\u003c\/a\u003e (economic)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePopulation:\u003c\/strong\u003e ~13.5 million — similar to \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Illinois\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eIllinois\u003c\/a\u003e or \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Greece\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eGreece\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eArea:\u003c\/strong\u003e 27,834 km² — similar to \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Maryland\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eMaryland\u003c\/a\u003e or \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Albania\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eAlbania\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGDP (PPP):\u003c\/strong\u003e ~$10.5 billion USD (IMF 2026)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGDP per capita (PPP):\u003c\/strong\u003e ~$730 USD (IMF 2026) — among the lowest in the world\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMain exports:\u003c\/strong\u003e Coffee, tea, gold, tin ore\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBorders:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Democratic_Republic_of_the_Congo\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eCongo (DRC)\u003c\/a\u003e (west), \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Rwanda\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eRwanda\u003c\/a\u003e (north), \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Tanzania\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eTanzania\u003c\/a\u003e (east and south)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLandlocked:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes — access to \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Lake_Tanganyika\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eLake Tanganyika\u003c\/a\u003e provides a regional trade route\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLanguages:\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kirundi\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eKirundi\u003c\/a\u003e — 99% (official; Ethnologue 2023)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/French_language\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eFrench\u003c\/a\u003e — ~10% fluent (official; language of government and education)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Swahili_language\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eSwahili\u003c\/a\u003e — widely used in trade and border areas\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/English_language\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eEnglish\u003c\/a\u003e — official since 2014; limited everyday use; growing in education\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSovereignty:\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kingdom_of_Burundi\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eKingdom of Burundi\u003c\/a\u003e (pre-colonial, ~1680–1890)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/German_East_Africa\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eGerman East Africa\u003c\/a\u003e (1890–1916)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ruanda-Urundi\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eBelgian Ruanda-Urundi\u003c\/a\u003e (1916–1962)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kingdom_of_Burundi\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eKingdom of Burundi\u003c\/a\u003e, independent (1962–1966)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Republic_of_Burundi\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eRepublic of Burundi\u003c\/a\u003e (1966–date)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eBurundi Unfiltered\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBurundi is the second most densely populated country in Africa.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIt has no coastline, no oil, and no diamonds.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOne of the world's lowest GDP per capita — and one of the most agriculturally self-sufficient nations on the continent.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCoffee is the primary export. The hills are green. The country is beautiful in a way that doesn't make the news.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePrince \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Louis_Rwagasore\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eLouis Rwagasore\u003c\/a\u003e was assassinated in 1961 — weeks before independence. He never saw the country he helped create.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBurundi emerged from a twelve-year civil war in the mid-2000s. This note was printed in the first years of reconstruction.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThis series ran from 1981 to 2007 — through coups, civil war, and five different signature combinations. The note outlasted the governments that signed it.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eTen Francs, One Map, and a Nation's Entire Self-Portrait\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe P-33 series ran for over two decades. The 10 Franc note was the workhorse of everyday Burundian commerce — passed between hands at markets, bus stops, and roadside stalls until it wore out.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe coat of arms over the map on the obverse is not decorative. It is a statement. Burundi is a landlocked country smaller than Maryland, surrounded by Congo (DRC), Rwanda, and Tanzania. Putting the map on the currency is a way of saying: we know exactly where we are.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eUnité, Travail, Progrès.\u003c\/em\u003e Unity, Work, Progress. The motto appears on both sides of the note — in French and in Kirundi — the two languages of official life and everyday life, side by side.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe 2007-Nov-01 date is the final issue of this series. Demonetized on 29 August 2015, it closed a chapter that opened in 1981.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eOwn the Last Issue of Burundi's Longest-Running Note\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is the P-33e — the 2007 final issue of Burundi's 10 Franc series, in Uncirculated condition. Crisp, unhandled, signed by Governor Gaspard Sindayigaya and 2nd Vice Governor Leonard Sentore.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA small note. A long story.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"World Money Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51831486284087,"sku":"BI33e-2007U","price":0.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0969\/7165\/3431\/files\/33e-2007-o_207e9b8b-fdc7-4d7d-9de5-9bc39e848043.jpg?v=1774752673"}],"url":"https:\/\/worldmoneystore.com\/collections\/burundi-banknotes-for-collectors-for-sale.oembed","provider":"World Money Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}