New commemorative coin series depicting important milestones of aviation starting with airplanes from World War II. More than 2000 years of aviation: from kites and gliders to supersonic flight.

On the obverse (coins have the same obverse) is depicted the year of issue, the nominal value and the coat of arms of the Republic of Burundi. 

Coin 'Yakolev Yak-7B'
The coin is dominated by a splendid full and vivid colour design portraying a Russian airplane and the name of the series "History of Aviation". The unique design highlights the particular landscape and dynamics of the plane that seems to come out of the coin and continue his journey.

When in 1939 was issued Yak-1, designers, having taken it for the basis, have developed double trainer fighter UTI-26. It has left on tests after I-26 and has soon been adopted to series production under mark Yak-7UTI. It is necessary to tell, that it was a unique double fighter of new generation. The Yak-7UTI, as well as its subsequent version Yak-7B, during war have played an exclusive role for pilots preparation.

Coin 'PZL P.11'
The coin is dominated by a splendid full and vivid colour design portraying a Polish airplane and the name of the series "History of Aviation". The unique design highlights the particular landscape and dynamics of the plane that seems to come out of the coin and continue his journey.

The PZL P.11 was a Polish fighter aircraft, designed in the early 1930s by PZL in Warsaw. It was briefly considered to be the most advanced fighter aircraft design in the world. The PZL P.11 served as Poland's primary fighter defence in the Polish campaign of 1939, but by that point was outdated due to rapid advances in aircraft design in comparison to more advanced contemporary fighters, including the Hawker Hurricane and Messerschmitt Bf 109.

Coin 'Messerschmitt BF 109'
The coin is dominated by a splendid full and vivid colour design portraying a German airplane and the name of the series "History of Aviation". The unique design highlights the particular landscape and dynamics of the plane that seems to come out of the coin and continue his journey. 

The Messerschmitt Bf 109, often called Me 109 (most often by Allied pilots and aircrew), was a German World War II fighter aircraft designed by Willy Messerschmitt and Robert Lusser during the early to mid-1930s. It was one of the first truly modern fighters of the era, including such features as all-metal monocoque construction, a closed canopy, a retractable landing gear, and was powered by a liquid-cooled, inverted-V12 aero engine.