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1000 Francs Ostrich
| Issuer | Niger |
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| Year | 2012 |
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| Reference(s) | KM#25 |
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| Reverse description | Two common ostriches (Struthio camelus) are depicted standing in profile at center, their plumage rendered in fine detail against a stark, mirror-polished field. A stylized savannah horizon line runs across the lower portion of the design, with a schematic acacia tree to the left. The legend LE MONDE ANIMAL EN PERIL arcs along the upper periphery, and the binomial scientific name STRUTHIO CAMELUS curves along the lower periphery, with the date 2012 inscribed in the lower right field. |
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| Reverse lettering | LE MONDE ANIMAL EN PERIL 2012 STRUTHIO CAMELUS (Translation: The animal world in peril.) |
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Niger has issued a long-running series of silver wildlife pieces aimed squarely at the collector market, with no pretense of domestic circulation. The ostrich entry from 2012 belongs to a wave of African nation-branded coins produced almost entirely by European mints — in Niger's case, typically handled by the Monnaie de Paris or private minting contractors — where the issuing country provides the nominal authority while the creative and technical work happens thousands of miles away.
KM#25 is a low-mintage novelty piece. Its collectibility rests entirely on the wildlife series following rather than on any monetary history.