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500 Dalasis African big animals, platinum
| Issuer | Central Bank of The Gambia |
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| Year | 2025 |
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| Value | 500 Dalasis |
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| Obverse lettering | REPUBLIC OF THE GAMBIA PROGRESS PEACE PROSPERITY 500 DALASIS |
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| Reverse lettering | AFRICAN BIG ANIMALS 2025 1/10 OUNCE 999.5 FINE PLATINUM |
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The Gambia has no platinum mining industry and no historical tradition of platinum coinage, making this a purely collector-driven issue — almost certainly produced under contract by a European mint for the international numismatic market rather than any domestic monetary purpose. The Central Bank of The Gambia has issued similar exotic-metal wildlife coins for decades, a revenue strategy common among small West African states whose face-value authorizations carry legal-tender status on paper while the coins never approach circulation.