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1500 Shillings Gorilla
| Issuer | Bank of Tanzania |
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| Year | 2019 |
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| Diameter | 50 mm |
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| Obverse description | The national coat of arms of Tanzania rendered in high relief at center, featuring a shield supported by two human figures — a male warrior to the left and a female figure to the right — each standing beside elephant tusks, with a torch and axe motif on the shield and waves at its base. A ribbon scroll in the lower field bears the national motto in two segments. The legend TANZANIA arcs along the upper periphery, while the denomination 1500 SHILLINGS appears in the lower field. The entire design is executed in uncolored, polished silver with a matte-finished field. |
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| Reverse lettering | GORILLA CONTINENTAL |
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Tanzania's gorilla bullion series was launched to compete directly with established African wildlife silver rounds — most notably the South African Krugerrand and the Somali Elephant series — as part of a broader push by East African nations to capture a share of the international bullion collector market in the 2010s. The 62.2g specification is not accidental: it matches exactly two troy ounces, positioning the coin for straightforward pricing against spot silver.
The series is struck by B.H. Mayer's Mint in Germany, not by any Tanzanian facility.