The Gambia's WWF series emerged from the Fund's direct commissioning of wildlife-themed coinage through national mints in the late 1980s — a period when WWF was aggressively using numismatic licensing as a fundraising mechanism. The Gambia, one of Africa's smallest nations, issued these pieces in close coordination with the Fund rather than through any independent monetary initiative.
Collector demand was the sole purpose; these never entered circulation.
The Gambia's WWF series emerged from the Fund's direct commissioning of wildlife-themed coinage through national mints in the late 1980s — a period when WWF was aggressively using numismatic licensing as a fundraising mechanism. The Gambia, one of Africa's smallest nations, issued these pieces in close coordination with the Fund rather than through any independent monetary initiative.
Collector demand was the sole purpose; these never entered circulation.