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5 Francs Stephanoaetus coronatus
| Issuer | Banque de la République du Burundi |
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| Year | 2014 |
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| Reference(s) | KM#25 |
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| Obverse lettering | IBANKI YA REPUBLIKA Y' UBURUNDI UBUMWE – IBIKORWA – AMAJAMBERE UNITE · TRAVAIL · PROGRES · 2014 · (Translation: BANK OF THE REPUBLIC OF BURUNDI UNITY - WORK - PROGRESS UNITY · WORK · PROGRESS · 2014 ·) |
| Reverse description | A full-figure depiction of an African crowned eagle (Stephanoaetus coronatus) is prominently displayed in the center of the field, facing left with wings partially raised. The denomination 5 FRANCS and its Kirundi equivalent AMAFRANGA appear below the bird. The circular legend BANQUE DE LA REPUBLIQUE DU BURUNDI runs along the upper periphery, while the bird's binomial Latin name STEPHANOAETUS CORONATUS is inscribed to the left of the eagle. The issuer's initials BRB appear in the lower field, flanked by raised dots. |
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Burundi's 2014 aluminium wildlife series was issued largely for the collector market rather than general circulation, a pattern common among small francophone central African states seeking foreign exchange through numismatic exports. The Crowned Eagle — Stephanoaetus coronatus — is one of Africa's most powerful raptors, capable of taking prey several times its own body weight, and remains present in Burundi's Kibira forest remnants.
KM#25 in aluminium is occasionally confused with silver or bimetallic variants produced for the same series under different catalog numbers.