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2500 Shilingi Wildebeest
| Issuer | Bank of Tanzania |
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| Year | 1998 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Obverse description | The Tanzanian national coat of arms occupies the central field, featuring a shield supported by a man and a woman standing on either side, with floral sprigs at the base. A ribbon beneath the shield bears the national motto UHURU NA UMOJA in raised lettering. The legend TANZANIA arches along the upper periphery in large serif letters, while the date 1998 appears in the lower field below the arms. |
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| Obverse lettering | TANZANIA / UHURU NA UMOJA / 1998 |
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Tanzania's large-format silver issues of the late 1990s were produced primarily for the collector export market, with essentially no domestic circulation intended. This piece belongs to a run of oversized wildlife commemoratives that coincided with growing international demand for African-themed bullion and proof coinage — a market segment heavily exploited by several sub-Saharan central banks during this decade as a foreign exchange mechanism rather than any genuine monetary function.
At 155 grams, the flan required for this piece places it in the five-troy-ounce category, struck to proof standard by a contracted European mint rather than any Tanzanian facility.