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25 Francs African Elephant
| Issuer | Bank of the Republic of Burundi |
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| Year | 2025 |
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| Shape | Round |
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| Obverse description | The obverse features the national coat of arms of Burundi at center, depicting a shield charged with a lion's head and flanked by two crossed spears with additional spears projecting upward, supported by a decorative scroll and crossed diagonal spears below. The circular legend IBANKI YA REPUBLIKA Y'UBURUNDI arcs along the upper rim, while the motto UBUMWE - IBIKORWA - AMAJAMBERE (Unity - Work - Progress) curves across the middle field. The denomination 25 FRANCS is inscribed in bold lettering along the lower rim. The entire design is struck in polished prooflike relief against a mirror field. |
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| Obverse lettering | IBANKI YA REPUBLIKA Y'UBURUNDI UBUMWE - IBIKORWA - AMAJAMBERE 25 FRANCS |
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Burundi has no domestic gold mining industry to speak of, and the Bank of the Republic of Burundi has increasingly relied on foreign minting contracts — primarily Swiss and Belgian facilities — to produce its commemorative bullion program. The 0.5g format places this squarely in the micro-gold category that emerged after 2010 as mints sought entry-level bullion products for gift and novelty markets rather than investment accumulation.
The selective rose gold plating requires a secondary electroplating pass after striking, a process that occasionally produces adhesion inconsistencies at the plating boundary on small-diameter pieces.