Djibouti's central bank has issued collector silver in limited runs since the early 2000s, primarily targeting the European and Asian bullion-medal market rather than domestic circulation. The kilogram format places this squarely in that category — produced for cabinet storage, never for the souk.
Lions are functionally extinct in Djibouti and have been for well over a century, which gives the subject an odd remove from local natural history.
Djibouti's central bank has issued collector silver in limited runs since the early 2000s, primarily targeting the European and Asian bullion-medal market rather than domestic circulation. The kilogram format places this squarely in that category — produced for cabinet storage, never for the souk.
Lions are functionally extinct in Djibouti and have been for well over a century, which gives the subject an odd remove from local natural history.