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25 Francs Hippopotamus
| Issuer | Banque de la République du Burundi |
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| Year | 2022 |
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| Composition | Silver (.999) |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | Two hippopotami face each other in a dramatic confrontation, rearing up from turbulent splashing water rendered in fine detail. The animals are depicted with open mouths and powerful bodies in a highly naturalistic style. The 'f15' Fabulous 15 privy mark appears in the central field between the two animals. The upper legend 'BURUNDI SILVER OUNCE' arcs around the periphery, with the secondary inscription 'ONE OUNCE • FABULOUS 15 • FINE SILVER' in smaller lettering below it. The date '2022' is inscribed in the lower exergue. |
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Burundi's hippo-themed bullion issues occupy an odd corner of the modern silver market — struck for collector export rather than domestic circulation in a country where the franc trades at roughly 2,800 to the US dollar. The Banque de la République du Burundi has licensed several of these wildlife rounds through international minting arrangements, meaning the coins are essentially never seen inside Burundi itself.
KM#49 is part of a series leveraging Burundi's Lake Tanganyika ecosystem for foreign-market appeal. The common hippopotamus remains one of Africa's most dangerous animals and a genuine presence along that lakeshore — one of the few accurate details in an otherwise purely commercial issue.