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10 Shillings Gorilla
| Issuer | Biafra (Nigeria) |
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| Year | 2021 |
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| Value | 10 Shillings (½) |
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| Obverse description | Central field bears the Biafra Free State coat of arms, featuring a heraldic shield charged with a rising sun above a stylised eagle displayed as crest, supported on either side by leopards rampant. A ribbon below the shield carries the motto legend. The arc legend BIAFRA FREE STATE runs along the upper periphery, while the motto PEACE + UNITY + FREEDOM appears on the supporting ribbon beneath the shield. The date 2021 is inscribed in the lower exergue. |
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| Reverse description | A large, detailed effigy of a western lowland gorilla (Gorilla gorilla) in a knuckle-walking pose occupies the central field, facing the viewer in a three-quarter frontal stance. A small heraldic coat of arms device appears to the lower left of the gorilla. Below the animal, the denomination numeral 10 is prominently displayed, with the word shillings in smaller lettering immediately beneath it. The binomial scientific name GORILLA GORILLA arcs along the lower periphery as the reverse legend. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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