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1000 Francs Cross-River gorilla
| Issuer | Cameroon (1960-date) |
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| Year | 2012 |
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| Value | 1000 Francs CFA |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Mintage | 2012 - Antique finish |
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The Cross River gorilla (Gorilla gorilla diehli) is restricted to a handful of forest patches straddling the Nigeria-Cameroon border, with total wild population estimates rarely exceeding 300 individuals. Cameroon has issued conservation-themed coinage under agreements with the Mint of Poland, which struck the bulk of this wildlife series. The KM#63 is part of that program.
Mintages for these issues were typically capped at 2,500 pieces globally — not by law, but by commercial agreement with the issuing distributor.