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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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| Shape | Round |
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| Reverse description | A left-facing Buff-spotted Flufftail (Sarothrura elegans) is depicted in the center of the field, rendered in naturalistic detail. The bird's scientific name SAROTHRURA ELEGANS appears to the left of the figure, running vertically along the bird. The circular legend BANQUE DE LA REPUBLIQUE DU BURUNDI surrounds the design in the upper portion of the coin, while the denomination 5 FRANCS and the abbreviation BRB appear in the lower field, separated by decorative dots and the word AMAFRANGA. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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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.