DRC – Magnificent Reptiles – (4) 30 Francs Proof Silver Coins – 2013 – Wood Presentation Case – COA – One of the nicest sets of legal-tender wildlife coins I have seen in a while, this set consists of four 30 Franc proof silver coins issued in 2013 under authority of the Central Bank of the Democratic Republic of Congo. The reverses depict the following four reptiles: Snake, Crocodile, Lizard and Turtle. Each coin was stuck from 20 grams of .999 fine silver and measures 38.6 millimeters in diameter. Total mintage worldwide was limited to 3,000 sets. It comes as shown in a wood presentation case topped with an imitation of snake, crocodile, lizard and turtle skin, with a Certificate of Authenticity.
Egypt – Egypt National Education Day – 1 Pound – 1979 – BU – KM-490 Egypt National Education Day – 1 Pound – 1979 – BU – KM-490
Egypt – Power Station for the Aswan Dam – 1 Pound – 1968 – Silver Crown
Issued by authority of the African country of Eritrea, this beautiful uncirculated crown features an African Rhinocerous. A Rhinoceros, commonly called a rhino, is any of five surviving species of odd-toed ungulate in the family Rhinocerotidae, all native to Africa or Asia. The Rhino is characterised by large size, one of the few remaining megafauna animals surviving today, with all of the species capable of reaching two thousand pounds or more in weight. Rhinos sport one or two horns on the center of the forehead, and when there are two horns, they are aligned one in front of the other. These herbivorous giants have a thick protective skin, formed from layers of collagen positioned in a lattice structure. They also share an acute hearing and sense of smell, but poor eyesight over any distance. Most rhinoceros live to be about 40 years old. A male rhinoceros is called a bull, a female a cow, and the young a calf; a group of rhinoceros is called a “crash”.
Eritrea – Triceratops – One Dollar Crown – 1993 – Brilliant Uncirculated Triceratops, from the Greek meaning “three-horned face,” (because it had three horns) was a ceratopsid herbivorous dinosaur from the Latest Cretaceous period of North America. It lived on the planet about seventy million years ago. It was about thirty feet long, ten feet tall, and probably weighed around 12,000 pounds. Triceratops was discovered by John Bell Hatcher in 1888, named by Othniel Charles Marsh in 1889 and its acceptance as a legitimate dinosaur came when an intact skull was found. The sturdy nature of the animal’s skull has ensured that many examples have been preserved as fossils, allowing variations between species and individuals to be studied.
One of the issues in the ever-popular Preserve Planet Earth series of coins issued by multiple nations. This crown depicts a Laner Falcon and would be a welcome addition to any collector of wildlife or world coins.
One of the issues in the ever-popular Preserve Planet Earth series of coins issued by multiple nations. This crown depicts a Colobus Monkey and would be a welcome addition to any collector of wildlife or world coins.
Ethiopia – Five Coins – Lion – Type Set – Blister Pack – Brilliant Uncirculated – This beautiful set of Brilliant Uncirculated coins would make a great addition to any scholastic project. The coins are sealed inside a heavy duty blister pack that will withstand a significant amount of handling. Interesting facts about the country, population and economy are included.
Gabon – Harbor Scene & Industry – 5000 Francs – 2002 – Pick 409a – Crisp Uncirculated
The leatherback is the largest living turtle and is so distinctive that it is placed in its own separate family, Dermochelys. All other sea turtles have bony hard plates on their shells (carapace). The leatherback’s carapace is slightly flexible and has a rubbery texture. No sharp angle is formed between the carapace and the under-belly (plastron) so a leatherback is somewhat barrel-shaped. Many can grow to be bigger than one too. The front flippers of a leatherback are longer than in the other marine turtles, even when you take the leatherback’s size into account. They can reach 8 feet cm in adult leatherbacks. The largest leatherback on record was a male stranded on the West Coast of Wales in 1988. He weighed two thousand pounds. In 1982, it was estimated that 115,000 adult female leatherbacks existed worldwide and that roughly half of them probably were nesting in western Mexico. In recent years, however, the number of nesting leatherbacks has been in an alarming decline. This coin comes with a mint issued Certificate of Authenticity.
Guinea-Bissau – International Games – Horizontal Bar – 250 Pesos – 1984 – Proof Crown
Kenya – 5 Coin Type Set – 50¢, 1, 5, 10, 20, Shilling – BU
Kenya – Jomo Kenyata – 100 Shilingi – 1978 – Pick 18 – Crisp Uncirculated
Kenya – Jomo Kenyata – Elephants – 1000 Shilingi – 2005 – Pick 45 – Crisp Uncirculated
Kenya – Mzee Jomo Kenyatta – Cotton Pickers – 200 Shilingi – 2006 – Pick (New) – Crisp Uncirculated
Kenya – Mzee Jomo Kenyatta – Elephant Herd – 1,000 Shilingi – 2006 – Pick (New) – Crisp Uncirculated
Kenya – Mzee Jomo Kenyatta – Nyayo Monument – 100 Shilingi – 2006 – Pick (New) – Crisp Uncirculated Built in Nairobi, Kenya to commemorate President D. Moi who ruled from 1978 until 2002.
Kenya – Mzee Jomo Kenyatta – Picking Cotton – 200 Shilingi – 2005 – Pick 43 – Crisp Uncirculated
Kenya – Set of 100, 200, 500 and 1,000 Shilingi – Pick (New) – 2006 – Crisp Uncirculated
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