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1000 Francs The Big Five
| Issuer | Banque Centrale de Djibouti |
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| Year | 2019 |
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| Currency | Djibouti Franc (1977-date) |
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| Obverse description | The spherical surface bears an elaborately engraved panoramic African savanna landscape depicting multiple Cape buffalo in various poses amid acacia trees and scrubland. A decorative band encircles the equatorial zone, featuring repeating geometric and wildlife motifs including elephant silhouettes. Toward the upper pole, a central cartouche bears the inscription AFRICAN WILDLIFE flanked by additional wildlife imagery. The entire surface is rendered in high-relief antique-finish engraving, conveying a richly detailed naturalistic scene characteristic of premium bullion art issues. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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The "Big Five" designation originated in big-game hunting terminology — lion, leopard, buffalo, elephant, and rhinoceros — referring specifically to the five animals considered most dangerous to hunt on foot. Djibouti itself has no wild rhinoceros population and limited ranges for several of the others, making this a regionally aspirational issue rather than a naturalist one.
At one kilogram of .999 silver, production costs alone push these well outside general circulation economics. KM#121 was struck for the collector and bullion-adjacent market.