Burundi 1968 10 francs

from the Swisspat Collection

This specimen is the first coin issued by Burundi as part of the F.A.O. series and the first coin of that denomination. Burundi fell under German domination in the 1890's then passed to Belgium in 1919. She obtained independence in 1961. Altho blessed with unusually fertile soil for Africa, the country remains mired in poverty. Her neighbor to the north, Rwanda, was the site of a horrific genocide in the 1990's.

Recorded mintage: 2,000,000.

Specification: copper-nickel, 28 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM 17.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.

Link to:

• 1967 100 francs, 1st anniversary of the republic
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• Burundi 1970 1 franc
• Burundi 1980 5 francs
• Coins and currency dated 1968
• return to coins of Burundi