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500 Nouveaux Zaïres Gorilla
| Issuer | Zaire (1971-1997) |
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| Year | 1996 |
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| Weight | 20 g |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
| Obverse lettering | REPUBLIQUE DU ZAÏRE 1996 |
| Reverse description | A finely detailed full-figure portrayal of a silverback gorilla stands in a three-quarter facing pose at the centre of the field, rendered with naturalistic fur texture and set amid low vegetation and foliage. A decorative olive branch motif is visible to the left of the animal. The curved legend WILDLIFE OF AFRICA arcs along the upper periphery, while the denomination 500 NOUVEAUX ZAÏRES is inscribed in two lines along the lower margin. |
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