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50 Francs Lion Head

Issuer Bank of the Republic of Burundi
Year 2023
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Reference(s) KM#52
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Obverse script Latin
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Edge Plain
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Burundi's franc has been effectively pegged informally to the dollar and subject to persistent devaluation pressure since the 2015 political crisis, when President Nkurunziza's contested third-term bid triggered capital flight and a near-collapse of foreign reserves. A 50-franc coin in silver at 93 grams has no plausible circulation function in that economy — the face value is a legal fiction, and the piece exists entirely for the international collector market, issued under licensing arrangements common among small-nation mints seeking hard currency revenue.

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