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10 Francs Khnum
| Issuer | Banque de la République du Burundi |
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| Year | 2025 |
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| Shape | Round |
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| Reverse description | A full-length figure of the ram-headed Egyptian deity Khnum stands prominently to the left, depicted in classical pharaonic style wearing an atef-style crown, broad collar, and elaborately detailed armour, and holding a was-sceptre in his right hand. An ankh symbol within a circular cartouche bearing the name 'Khnum' in Latin script appears at centre-right. Columns of hieroglyphic script fill the right portion of the field in a grid-like arrangement. The series title 'Golden Egypt' is inscribed in Latin script to the upper right, with the fineness '.9999 finest gold' and the weight '1/100 OZ' inscribed in the lower field. |
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| Edge | Reeded |
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Khnum, the ram-headed Egyptian creator deity, has no historical or cultural connection to Burundi — his worship was centered on Elephantine Island in Upper Egypt. This is a bullion-adjacent collector piece issued by Burundi's central bank as part of a long-running series exploiting African iconographic themes for the international numismatic market rather than domestic circulation. The 45 mm diameter on a 0.311 g gold flan means the planchet is extraordinarily thin — a production and handling challenge that makes pristine survivors harder to come by than the mintage figures might suggest.