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1000 Dalasis Western Red Colobus
| Issuer | The Gambia |
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| Year | 2015 |
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| Thickness | 3.2 mm |
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| Obverse description | The Gambia's coat of arms: two lions holding an axe and hoe, supporting a shield that depicts another pair of hoe and axe, crossed. Atop the shield is set the heraldic helmet and an oil palm as a crest. The national motto is displayed on a ribbon below. Date. |
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| Obverse lettering | REPUBLIC OF GAMBIA PROGRESS PEACE PROSPERITY 2015 |
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The Western Red Colobus is one of the world's most endangered primates, with its largest remaining population concentrated in Abuko Nature Reserve and the forests along the Gambia River. Unlike most commemorative wildlife issues from small African nations, this one has a plausible conservation hook — The Gambia has been an active participant in colobus protection programs since the 1970s.
Silver-plated steel rather than true silver keeps production costs low enough to flood the collector market, a practice common among Pobjoy Mint and similar contractors handling small-nation commissions of this type.