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100 Francs Zanclus cornutus
| Issuer | Burundi |
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| Year | 2015 |
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| Value | 100 Francs 100 BIF = HUF 10 |
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| Obverse lettering | RÉPUBLIQUE DU BURUNDI UNITÉ - TRAVAIL - PROGRÉS 2015 |
| Reverse description | Central field features a full-color applied depiction of a Moorish idol (Zanclus cornutus), a laterally compressed tropical marine fish rendered with vivid yellow, black, and white coloration, shown in profile against a silver-plated background with engraved coral reef and seabed details. The series title SEA'S AMAZING WILDLIFE arcs along the upper periphery in Latin lettering, while the species name ZANCLUS CORNUTUS and the denomination 100 FRANCS appear in the lower field, all enclosed within the same decorative icosagonal border as the obverse. |
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Burundi's fish-themed bullion-style issues of the mid-2010s were produced for the collector market, not domestic circulation — Burundi has never meaningfully used silver or silver-plated coinage in everyday commerce. The Zanclus cornutus, commonly called the Moorish idol, gave its name to its own monotypic family, Zanclidae, a taxonomic distinction that has been debated since Linnaeus first described the species in 1758.