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1000 Dalasis Lions gold bar
| Issuer | The Gambia |
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| Year | 2025 |
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| Technique | Milled (high relief) |
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| Obverse description | The Gambian coat of arms rendered in high relief occupies the central field, depicting a quartered shield supported by two rampant lions and surmounted by a crest. The legend REPUBLIC OF THE GAMBIA arcs across the upper field in three lines. The date *2025* appears below the arms flanked by star ornaments, with the denomination 1000 DALASIS inscribed immediately beneath in bold lettering. |
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| Reverse description | A finely detailed, high-relief effigy of a seated lion facing three-quarters left dominates the central field, its voluminous mane rendered with exceptional sculptural depth. The two-line legend LIONS GOLD BAR is inscribed across the upper field. Below the lion, the weight and fineness inscription 1 OZ AU 999,9 appears in the lower field, with a small mint mark struck beneath it. |
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The Gambia has issued legal tender coinage and bar-format pieces through licensing arrangements with foreign minting houses for decades — none of it intended for domestic circulation. This piece follows that pattern, struck almost certainly by a European private mint operating under contract, with the Gambian government lending nominal authority in exchange for a licensing fee.
At 31.1 grams of .9999 fine gold, the denomination is purely notional.