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Encyclopedia > Burundian franc

The franc (ISO 4217 code is BIF) is the currency of Burundi. It is subdivided into 100 centimes, although coins are no longer issued in centimes. ISO 4217 is an international standard describing three letter codes to define the names of currencies established by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO). ...


The franc became the currency of Burundi in 1916, when Belgium occupied the former German colony and replaced the German East African rupie with the Belgian Congo franc. Burundi used the currency of Belgian Congo until 1960, when it began issuing its own francs. The rupie was the currency of German East Africa from 1890 to 1916. ... The Congolese Franc is the currency of the Democratic Republic of Congo. ...


Coins come in denominations of:

  • 1 franc
  • 5 francs
  • 10 francs

Banknotes:

  • 10 francs
  • 20 francs
  • 50 francs
  • 100 francs
  • 500 francs
  • 1000 francs
  • 2000 francs
  • 5000 francs
  • 10000 francs

In March 2005 the exchange rate per U.S. dollar was 547.96. And on the 3rd January 2006 was valued at 925 per US$1 ← - 2005 : January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December- → Deaths in March • 31 – Terri Schiavo • 30 – Mitch Hedberg • 29 – Johnnie Cochran • 27 – Wilfred Bigelow • 26 – Paul Hester • 26 – James Callaghan • 21 – Jeff Weise • 21 – Bobby Short • 19 – John De Lorean • 18 – Gary Bertini • 17 – George F... The United States dollar is the official currency of the United States. ...


Current BIF exchange rates

AUD | CAD | EUR | GBP | INR | NZD | USD



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