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25 Francs - Mwambutsa IV Independence
| Issuer | Burundi |
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| Year | 1962 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Obverse lettering | MWAMBUTSA IV MWAMI DU BURUNDI |
| Reverse description | Central depiction of the royal coat of arms of Burundi, featuring a shield charged with a lion's head, surmounted by a traditional drum, and flanked by two pairs of crossed spears. A scroll beneath the shield bears the royal motto GANZA SABWA. The engraver's signature appears in the lower field. The surrounding circular legend reads ROYAUME DU BURUNDI INDEPENDANCE 1 JUILLET 1962, with the denomination 25 FRANCS at the base, all within a beaded border. |
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Burundi gained independence from Belgian-administered UN trusteeship on July 1, 1962, and this gold issue was struck to mark that transition — one of the first coins produced for the newly sovereign kingdom under Mwambutsa IV, who had ruled as mwami since 1915. The Belgian National Bank had managed Burundi's monetary affairs through the Rwanda-Burundi franc system, and establishing a distinct coinage was among the first acts of financial separation from that arrangement.
The .900 fineness matches the traditional European treaty gold standard, a deliberate choice for international credibility in a new state still dependent on foreign institutional relationships.