BURUNDI 5 francs circulating commemorative coins bird series

[Jostein]

Here is a beautiful nature series from Burundi. The coins have a face value of 5 francs and seems to be circulating coins.

http://www.brb.bi

[milkshakespeare]

Really nice looking coins! I hope that these will be true circulating commemoratives, but when 1 euro cent is about 15-20 francs, I'm a bit sceptical for now.

[Bimat]

Wonderful designs! Since  5 Burundian Francs is hardly equal to USD 0.0032; I'm not sure if these coins have any purchase value at-all in Burundi. Can anyone confirm their status as circulating commemoratives?

Aditya

[Vivek]

Very nice coins!
Vivek

[Pabitra]

Wonderful designs! Since  5 Burundian Francs is hardly equal to USD 0.0032; I'm not sure if these coins have any purchase value at-all in Burundi. Can anyone confirm their status as circulating commemoratives?

5 Franc is very much a circulating denomination.
Even 1 Franc coin, whose last known year of minting is 2003, is a circulating denomination.

It's conversion rate is of no consequence vis-a-vis USD.
One has to see purchasing power parity as well as local economic scenario.

[drivera]

Really nice set!

I added an entry at my blog just a few minutes ago:
http://worldcoinnews.blogspot.com/2015/09/burundi-5-francs-2014-birds-types.html

I'd love to get these soon :-)

[Bimat]

These coins have started appearing on eBay. And surprise, they are not expensive! (Typically less than $5 for the set)

Aditya

[Pabitra]

Multiple design for same denomination of circulation coins would generally be interpreted as meant for collectors or fantasy coinage.
I am very sceptic of such sets.
They always remind of Cape Verde triple set.

[Bimat]

Multiple design for same denomination of circulation coins would generally be interpreted as meant for collectors or fantasy coinage.
I am very sceptic of such sets.
They always remind of Cape Verde triple set.

Can someone confirm the status of the Burundian coins shown above?

I always considered the Cape Verde sets as legal...

Aditya

[eurocoin]

The coins of Burundi shown above are official issues. I don't know if they circulate and also don't know where they were minted. The Bank of Burundi ignored my request for further information that I sent a few months ago. I am pretty sure that they are collectors coins. I have now sent an email to the Governor of the Bank of Burundi.

[Afrasi]

Regarding the style I would guess Kremnica Mint.

[malawi]

The coins of Burundi shown above are official issues. I don't know if they circulate and also don't know where they were minted. The Bank of Burundi ignored my request for further information that I sent a few months ago. I am pretty sure that they are collectors coins. I have now sent an email to the Governor of the Bank of Burundi.

I hope that the Governor of the Bank of Burundi will respond.
I need to know if these coins are for circulation or not, to decide if to buy them