209 - 1965 Royaume du Burundi 10 Franc Gold Coin. Weighs 3.0 Grams. Very Good Condition. Burundi is in east central Africa and functioned as a feudalistic kingdom for more than 300 years prior to European intervention in the 1890s. It became part of German East Africa until 1918 when the League of Nations mandated the area to Belgium and it was administered as Ruanda-Urundi as part of the Belgian Congo. Burundi was granted full independence in 1962 and was constituted as a kingdom. The military staged a coup in 1962 which abolished the monarchy and established a republic. The mwami was overthrown in 1966 and a republic established. This Coin IS NOT Professionally Graded, We DO NOT Grade Coins, Please Request Enough Photos and/or Information to Make your Own Value Judgment as to the Condition of these Coins. Shipping $20.00 (estimate $100-$150)