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20 Francs Falkland Islands Wolf
| Issuer | Democratic Republic of the Congo (1997-date) |
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| Year | 2020 |
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| Reference(s) | KM#316 |
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| Reverse description | A highly detailed bust portrait of the extinct Falkland Islands Wolf (Dusicyon australis) dominates the central field, depicted facing slightly left with fine fur texture rendered in high relief against a darkened background. To the lower left, a bleached animal skull is shown in low relief, serving as a memento mori symbol of the species' extinction. The legend 'PREDATORS' and the binomial scientific name 'DUSICYON AUSTRALIS' arch along the upper periphery, flanking a raised inner circle, while the word 'EXTINCT' appears prominently within the inner circle above the animal's head. The date '2020' is inscribed to the left, and the purity and weight inscription '999 FINE SILVER 1 OZ' appears along the lower exergue. |
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| Edge | Reeded |
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The Falkland Islands wolf — also called the warrah — was the only native land mammal of the Falkland Islands and was hunted to extinction by 1876, largely by European settlers who considered it a threat to sheep. Darwin encountered it during the Beagle voyage and remarked on its unusual tameness toward humans, which he attributed to its having evolved without terrestrial predators. That behavioral trait made it trivially easy to kill.
The Democratic Republic of Congo has issued wildlife-themed commemoratives under its KM#316 series for foreign markets, with no meaningful connection to the depicted species.