5000 Francs Vought F4U Corsair

The Vought F4U Corsair's inverted gull wing — engineered to accommodate the massive Hamilton Standard propeller while keeping the landing gear short enough for carrier use — gave the aircraft one of the most recognizable silhouettes of the Pacific war. Burundi's entry into the commemorative aviation series is notable less for any monetary rationale than for the collectibles market that drove dozens of small nations to license such programs through the 2010s, typically struck by the Mayer Mint or B.H. Mayer in Germany on behalf of issuers with no domestic minting infrastructure.