Burundi 1969 5 francs

from the Swisspat Collection

This specimen is an aluminum five francs, part of a series of aluminum fractionals issued starting in the 1970's. This type was issued 1968-1971 from the Brussels mint. Burundi fell under German domination in the 1890's then passed to Belgium in 1919. She obtained indepemdence in 1961. Although 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: aluminum.

Catalog reference: KM 16.

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
• 1970 1 franc
• 1976 1 franc
• 1980 5 francs
• 1968 10 francs F.A.O.
• 1971 10 francs F.A.O.
• Coins and currency dated 1969
• return to coins of Burundi