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500 Nouveaux Zaïres Okapi
| Issuer | Banque du Zaïre |
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| Year | 1996 |
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| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
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| Obverse description | Central field features a raised relief map of the African continent with textured surface detail, positioned slightly right of center. To the lower left, the national coat of arms of Zaire is depicted, comprising a leopard's head flanked by crossed spears and an olive branch, with a scroll bearing the national motto below. The date 1996 appears in large numerals at the bottom of the field. The legend REPUBLIQUE DU ZAIRE curves along the upper periphery in bold Latin capitals. A mint mark appears incuse at the base of the map. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | Two okapis (Okapia johnstoni) are depicted in naturalistic relief at the center of the field, standing among low foliage and grasses rendered in fine detail. The larger animal faces left in profile while the smaller, presumably a juvenile, stands beside it facing the viewer in a three-quarter pose, both displaying the characteristic striped hindquarters of the species. Vegetation including ferns and ground cover frames the composition at lower right. The curved legend WILDLIFE OF AFRICA arcs along the upper periphery, while the denomination 500 and the legend NOUVEAUX ZAÏRES are inscribed in the lower field below the central design. |
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