Brazilian Real in Burundian franc

BRL Brazilian Real

Country of application:
Brazil

Coin denominations in circulation:
1 real, 50, 25, 10, 5 and 1 centavo.

Denominations of banknotes in circulation:
100, 50, 20, 10, 5, 2 and 1 real.

History reference:
The Brazilian Real is the official currency of the Republic of Brazil. In Brazil, discovered in 1500 and for a long time being a colony of Spain, there was no single currency for a long time, after w...hich the Spanish real took its place. The word "Real" used today as the name of the Brazilian currency during the Middle Ages was the name of the Spanish and Portuguese gold coins, meaning "royal". In 1690, the Real became the official currency of Brazil. However, due to its depreciation and the uninterrupted process of inflation, only banknotes of huge denominations (from 1 thousand to 1 million) were used in circulation, therefore it is generally accepted that the actual Brazilian currency in the period from 1690 to 1942. was Reis (the plural meaning of the word real had the form reis, over time it transformed into reais). Reiss symbol was Rs.

BIF Burundian franc

Country of application:
Burundi

Coin denominations in circulation:
1, 5, 10, 50 francs.

Denominations of banknotes in circulation:
100, 500, 1000, 2000, 5000, 10000 francs.

History reference:
The Burundian franc BIF is the national currency of Burundi. During the German colonial period, the rupee of German East Africa was in use in Burundi. After the capture of Burundi by Belgian troops i...n 1916, first unofficially, and after 1919, the Belgian Congo franc was officially introduced into money circulation. In 1960, this currency was withdrawn from use in Rwanda and Burundi and the Rwandan and Burundian franc was introduced instead. In 1964, Burundi issued its own currency, which was called the Burundian franc.