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Rwanda-Urundi
(1916-62)
Capital: Usumbara
Population: 18,298,014
Land Area: 54,168 sq km (20,914 sq miles)
Land Division: 5 Rwandan Provinces and 17 Burundian Provinces
Currency: Rwanda-Urundian Franc at par with Belgian Congolese Franc
Languages: Kinyarwanda (Off.), Kirundi (Off.), French (Off), English (Off.), Kiswahili (Swahili)
National Day: None
Religions: Rwandan side: Catholic 56.5%, Protestant 26%, Adventist 11.1%, Islam 4.6%, Indigenous Beliefs 0.1%, None 1.7%. Burundian side: Catholic 62%, Protestant 5%, Indigenous Beliefs 23%, Islam 10%.
Ethnicity: Rwandan side: Hutu (Bantu) 84%, Tutsi (Hamitic) 15%, Twa (Pygmy) 1%. Burundian side: Hutu (Bantu) 85%, Tutsi (Hamitic) 14%, Twa (Pygmy) 1%, Europeans 3,000, South Asians 2,000.

Mandate Trust Territory
Banque d  ' Emission du Rwanda et du Burundi - Issuing Bank of Rwanda and Burundi
1960-62 Issue
Front Reverse Code Denomination Date Signature Condition Price Cart
Rwanda-Urundian 5 Francs (15-9-1960): Front
Rwanda-Urundian 10 Francs (15-9-1960): Front
Rwanda-Urundian 20 Francs (15-9-1960): Front
Rwanda-Urundian 50 Francs (15-9-1960): Front
Rwanda-Urundian 100 Francs (15-9-1960): Front
Rwanda-Urundian 500 Francs (15-9-1960): Front
Rwanda-Urundian 1,000 Francs (15-9-1960): Front
Rwanda-Urundian 5 Francs (15-9-1960): Reverse
Rwanda-Urundian 10 Francs (15-9-1960): Reverse
Rwanda-Urundian 20 Francs (15-9-1960): Reverse
Rwanda-Urundian 50 Francs (15-9-1960): Reverse
Rwanda-Urundian 100 Francs (15-9-1960): Reverse
Rwanda-Urundian 500 Francs (15-9-1960): Reverse
Rwanda-Urundian 1,000 Francs (15-9-1960): Reverse
P1s-7s Set of 5, 10, 20, 50, 100, 500, 1,000 Francs
[Specimen]
15 September 1960 UNC Archive Photo Icon



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