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10 Francs Marie Curie
| Issuer | Banque de la République du Burundi |
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| Year | 2024 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Obverse description | At center, the national coat of arms of Burundi comprising a shield bearing a lion's head flanked by two crossed spears and supported by scrolls inscribed UNITE and PROGRES, with TRAVAIL below along the base. The circular legend IBANKI YA REPUBLIKA Y' UBURUNDI runs along the upper periphery, with UBUMWE - IBIKORWA - AMAJAMBERE continuing around the lower portion. The denomination 10 FRANCS appears at the bottom of the field, flanked by the weight specification 0.5g to the left and the fineness AU 9999 to the right. |
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| Obverse lettering | IBANKI YA REPUBLIKA Y' UBURUNDI UBUMWE - IBIKORWA - AMAJAMBERE UNITE · TRAVAIL · PROGRES 0.5g 10 FRANCS Au 9999 |
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Burundi has no meaningful connection to Marie Curie — she was Polish-born, worked in France, and died in 1934 having never set foot in Central Africa. The coin belongs to a category of modern bullion and collector issues struck by small nations that license their minting authority to private distributors, typically European firms, who select subjects with broad international appeal and sell directly to the numismatic retail market. The issuing "bank" is nominal.