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500 Francs CFA Congo Silverback Gorilla
| Issuer | Republic of the Congo |
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| Year | 2022 |
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| Technique | Milled |
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| Reverse description | A detailed high-relief portrait of a silverback gorilla is depicted from the waist up in a frontal-facing position, its powerful arms raised as it strikes its chest in a characteristic dominance display. The musculature and facial features of the animal are rendered with fine naturalistic detail. The legend CONGO SILVERBACK GORILLA appears along the lower field, while the inscriptions ONE OUNCE and 999 SILVER are positioned to the left and the date 2022 to the right of the central motif. |
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| Reverse lettering | ONE OUNCE 999 SILVER 2022 CONGO SILVERBACK GORILLA |
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The Republic of the Congo is one of several African nations that issues commemorative coinage through external minting arrangements — in this case almost certainly struck by a European facility, as the country has no domestic mint. The silverback gorilla subject reflects the presence of western lowland gorillas in the Congo Basin's remaining rainforest, though the population is listed as critically endangered by the IUCN.