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10 Francs Sobek
| Issuer | Banque de la République du Burundi |
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| Year | 2025 |
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| Weight | 0.311 g |
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| Obverse description | Central design featuring the Great Sphinx of Giza in the foreground with the pyramids of Giza rising behind, the date 2025 prominently displayed at centre. The Burundian coat of arms appears below the central motif, while a decorative border of Egyptian hieroglyphic symbols frames the composition. The circular legend bears the bilingual inscription of the Bank of the Republic of Burundi in both Kirundi and French, along with the national motto and the denomination 10 FRANCS. |
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| Edge | Reeded |
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Burundi has no meaningful connection to Sobek, the ancient Egyptian crocodile deity. This is a bullion-adjacent novelty issue in the now-crowded market of sub-Saharan nations licensing their minting authority to European distributors — primarily Scottsdale Mint and B.H. Mayer's — who produce themed collector coins under nominal African sovereignty for Western buyers. The Banque de la République du Burundi has issued dozens of such pieces since the early 2010s, none intended for domestic circulation.
At 0.311 g of .9999 gold, the metal content is the only durable value here.