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3 Dollars - Laniarius Mufumbiri New Providence

Issuer The Bahamas
Year 2024
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Weight 10.9 g
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Obverse description Central effigy of the Papyrus Gonolek (Laniarius mufumbiri) depicted in detailed naturalistic style, occupying the centre of the field. A coloured orange legend encircles the bird's portrait, with the binomial species name rendered in Latin script. The date of issue appears within the design, complementing the ornithological motif.
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Edge Plain
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The Laniarius mufumbiri — the Papyrus Gonolek — is a vividly marked shrike restricted almost entirely to papyrus swamp margins in the Albertine Rift, nowhere near the Bahamas. This is a conservation-themed bullion-adjacent issue in the ongoing New Providence wildlife series, a format the Bahamas has used to attract collector markets rather than address any domestic monetary need. The bird has no geographic or cultural connection to the issuing nation.

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