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5 Francs Sarothrura elegans
| Issuer | Banque de la République du Burundi |
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| Year | 2014 |
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| Thickness | 1.9 mm |
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| Obverse description | The national coat of arms of Burundi is depicted centrally in the field, featuring a shield supported by a lion's head above crossed spears, with a ribbon bearing the French motto UNITE · TRAVAIL · PROGRES beneath. A two-line circular legend in Kirundi surrounds the arms, reading IBANKI YA REPUBLIKA Y'UBURUNDI in the outer ring and UBUMWE – IBIKORWA – AMAJAMBERE in the inner ring. The date 2014 appears in the lower exergue, flanked by two raised dots serving as decorative stops. |
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| Obverse lettering | IBANKI YA REPUBLIKA Y` UBURUNDI UBUMWE – IBIKORWA – AMAJAMBERE UNITE · TRAVAIL · PROGRES · 2014 · (Translation: BANK OF THE REPUBLIC OF BURUNDI UNITY - WORK - PROGRESS UNITY · WORK · PROGRESS · 2014 ·) |
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Burundi's aluminium 5-franc pieces from this period belong to a long-running series that kept the denomination alive well past any practical purchasing relevance — by 2014, five francs bought essentially nothing in the domestic economy. The Sarothrura elegans, the Buff-spotted Flufftail, is a genuinely elusive forest rail found in Burundi's shrinking Albertine Rift montane habitat, making the species choice pointed given the country's ongoing deforestation pressures.