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5000 Francs Amiot 143
| Issuer | Banque de la République du Burundi |
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| Year | 2015 |
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| Shape | Round |
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| Obverse lettering | REPUBLIC OF BURUNDI 2015 UNITÉ ~ TRAVAIL ~ PROGRÈS ~5000 Francs ~ 20g 999 Silver ~ (Translation: REPUBLIC OF BURUNDI 2015 UNITY ~ WORK ~ PROGRESS ~5000 Francs ~ 20g 999 Silver ~) |
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| Reverse lettering | AMIOT 143 HISTORY OF AVIATION |
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The "Amiot 143" designation refers to the AAC.1 Amiot 143, a French medium bomber that entered service with the Armée de l'Air in the mid-1930s and was already dangerously obsolete by the time France fell in June 1940. Crews flew it anyway — night raids over German positions in the opening weeks of the campaign, accepting catastrophic losses because faster replacements hadn't arrived. Burundi has issued a long-running series of aviation-themed silver pieces using this format, with each coin tied to a specific aircraft type rather than any monetary or political occasion.