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50 Francs - Mwambutsa IV 50th Anniversary
| Issuer | Burundi |
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| Year | 1965 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | The royal coat of arms of Burundi occupies the central field, featuring a shield bearing a lion's head passant, surmounted by a traditional African drum and flanked by two crossed spears on each side. A scroll beneath the shield bears the royal motto GANZA SABWA. The mint mark ARGOR 900/1000 appears in small lettering below the coat of arms. The legend ROYAUME DU BURUNDI curves along the upper periphery, and the denomination 50 FRANCS is inscribed along the lower periphery, all within a beaded border. |
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Mwambutsa IV ascended to the Mwami-ship of Urundi in 1915 as an infant, eventually presiding over the country's independence from Belgian trusteeship in 1962. This coin was issued to mark his fiftieth year on the throne — a reign that would effectively end the following year when his son Charles deposed him while Mwambutsa was abroad and refused to let him return.
The 1966 coup made this commemorative, struck just months earlier in a mood of official celebration, an inadvertent farewell to the dynasty it honored.