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Sierra Leone 2005 Legal Tender Wildlife Crown Giraffe 2005 BU

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One of the four wildlife crowns issued by Sierra Leone in 2005, this coin has a legal tender value of $1 in its country of origin. Africa has such a diversity of wildlife and so many different species can be seen as emblematic of the continent, but the giraffe has always caused such marvel and is such a singularity, existing no where else in the world. With its long neck (with the same 7 vertebrae as humans) a giraffe can feed from the tops of trees and also drink the morning dew from the upper leaves at their favorite time to feed. They can go for weeks without drinking from any other source. When they do visit a watering hole they have to engage in the awkward endeavor of getting their treetop high heads down below their feet. It’s not just a question of position.Their neck veins contain valves and a network of tiny veins that prevent them from suffering blackouts or vertigo when they lower their heads.

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Sierra Leone 2007 Legal Tender Wildlife Crown Bull Elephant BU

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Sierra Leone – Legal Tender Wildlife Crown – Bull Elephant – 2007 – Brilliant Uncirculated

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Sierra Leone 2007 Legal Tender Wildlife Crown Rhino 2007 BU

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Sierra Leone – Legal Tender Wildlife Crown – Rhino – 2007 – Brilliant Uncirculated

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Sierra Leone The Big Five Group $1 Coin 2001 Br. Unc Prooflike

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Sierra Leone – Big Five Group – $1 – 2001 – Brilliant Uncirculated – Crown

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Sierra Leone Legal Tender Wildlife Crown Zebra 2007 BU

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Sierra Leone – Legal Tender Wildlife Crown – Zebra – 2007 – Brilliant Uncirculated

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Sierra Leone The Big Five Leopard 2001 $1 Crown Br. Unc Prooflike

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While anyone who has ever loved a pet cat can understand the beauty and mystery of these amazing creatures, the “big cats” of the world have long inspired the wonderment of all people. There is something awe-inspiring about these “cats” to whom we would be but another possible meal. This wonderful world coin featuring a leopard from the “Big Five” series of Sierra Leone captures beautifully the power and uniqueness of these splendid creatures. If you are a lover of cats, wildlife, or world coins then this wonderful coin depicting a supine leopard would be a great addition to your world coin collection.

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Sierra Leone Legal Tender Dinosaur Crown Stegosaurus 2006 BU

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Stegosaurus, from the Greek meaning “roof-lizard” because of the plates on its back, was a genus of large herbivorous dinosaurs from the Upper Jurassic of North America. It is among the most easily identifiable dinosaurs due to the distinctive double row of kite-shaped plates along the animal’s back and the long spikes on its tail. Stegosaurus was the largest stegosaur, measuring up to forty feet in length and weighing up to 12,000 pounds. The plates of Stegosaurus were highly modified bony-cored scales, similar to those seen in crocodiles and many lizards today. The largest plates were found over the animal’s hips and measured two feet by two feet. There has been some debate over the purpose of the plates, whith some proponents of the theory that the plates were meant to intimidate enemies. A later theory suggests that they were part of the dinosaur’s cooling system. The tail appears to have acted as a weapon and included four to eight spikes each about two to three feet long, an arrangement known as a thagomizer. The skull of Stegosaurus was long and narrow, and its head was carried close to the ground, probably no higher than three feet off the ground. Interestingly, the brain of Stegosaurus was about the size of a walnut.

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Sierra Leone Legal Tender Wildlife Coin Lion 2006 BU Prooflike

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Sierra Leone – Legal Tender Wildlife Crown – Lion – 2006 – Brilliant Uncirculated — Issued under authority of the Government of Sierra Leone in 2006, this One Dollar legal tender crown-sized (38.6mm) coin features the King of the Jungle on its reverse.

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Sierra Leone Nocturnal Wildlife Pygmy Hippo $1 2008 BU

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Sierra Leone – Nocturnal Wildlife – Pygmy Hippo – $1 – 2008 – BU –

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Sierra Leone Nocturnal Wildlife Bush Baby $1 2008 BU

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Sierra Leone – Nocturnal Wildlife – Bush Baby – $1 – 2008 – BU –

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Sierra Leone Nocturnal Wildlife Duiker $1 2008 BU

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Sierra Leone – Nocturnal Wildlife – Duiker – $1 – 2008 – BU –

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Sierra Leone Legal Tender Wildlife Crown Cheetah 2007 BU

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Sierra Leone – Legal Tender Wildlife Crown – Cheetah – 2007 – Brilliant Uncirculated

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Sierra Leone The Big Five Lion 2001 $1- Br. Uncirculated Prooflike Coin

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While anyone who has ever loved a pet cat can understand the beauty and mystery of these amazing creatures, the “big cats” of the world have long inspired the wonderment of all people. There is something awe-inspiring about these “cats” to which we would be but another possible meal. I once saw a tapestry which depicted Sampson’s struggles with an Arabian Lion. The idea of a man slaying or even fending off such a creature with no more than the jawbone of an ass seemed miraculous in itself. Later I saw an actual Arabian Lion at the zoo (they are extinct in the wild) and I was in shock at the immensity and the restless power of the creature. This wonderful world coin from the “Big Five” series of Sierra Leone captures beautifully the power and uniqueness of these splendid creatures. If you are a lover of cats, wildlife, or world coins then this wonderful coin depicting the head of a lion would be a great addition to your world coin collection.

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Sierra Leone The Big Five Elephant 2001 $1 Crown Br. Unc Prooflike

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There is something about elephants that never fails to capture the power of human wonderment and imagination. Their sheer size and power are obviously a key factor, but the tenderness and care they exhibit to their kin suggests to us a characteristic usually held as purely human – the ability to feel compassion and to hold another in memory, even when they are no longer with us. This wonderful world coin from the “Big Five” series of Sierra Leone bearing the image of a mother elephant and her young calf captures beautifully the power and uniqueness of these splendid creatures. If you are interested in elephants, world wildlife, or coins of Africa then this brilliant uncirculated Crown would be a meaningful addition to your world coin collection.

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Sierra Leone The Big Five Rhino 2001 $1 Crown Br. Unc Prooflike

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One of the “Big Five,” the Rhinoceros is the veritable tank of mega fauna in Africa, known even for charging upon Bull Elephants. While being a herbivore, the Rhino is considered to be quite deadly, not just for the large horn on its nose but for its relentlessness once provoked. This wonderful world coin from the “Big Five” series of Sierra Leone captures beautifully the power and uniqueness of these splendid creatures. If you are interested in world wildlife, or coins of Africa then this brilliant uncirculated Crown would be a meaningful addition to your world coin collection.

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Sierra Leone The Big Five Buffalo 2001 $1 Crown Br. Unc Prooflike

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Other than humans, The African Buffalo or Cape Buffalo have few natural predators and are capable of defending themselves against even lions. Known as one of the “big five” in Africa, the Cape Buffalo can be a volatile and formidable beast. It is reputedly the most dangerous game animal. This wonderful world coin from the “Big Five” series of Sierra Leone captures beautifully the power and uniqueness of these splendid creatures. If you are interested in world wildlife, or coins of Africa then this brilliant uncirculated Crown would be a meaningful addition to your world coin collection.

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Sierra Leone The Big Cats Lion and Lioness 2001 $1 Coin Prooflike KM-241.1

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While anyone who has ever loved a pet cat can understand the beauty and mystery of these amazing creatures, the “big cats” of the world have long inspired the wonderment of all people. There is something awe-inspiring about these “cats” to whom we would be but another possible meal. I once saw a tapestry which depicted Sampson’s struggles with an Arabian Lion. The idea of a man slaying or even fending off such a creature with no more than the jawbone of an ass seemed miraculous in itself. Later I saw an actual Arabian Lion at the zoo (they are extinct in the wild) and I was in shock at the immensity and the restless power of the creature. If you are a lover of cats, wildlife, or world coins then this wonderful coin would be a great addition to your world coin collection. Issued under authority of the Government of Sierra Leone in 2001, this One Dollar legal tender crown-sized (38.6mm) coin features the Lion and Lioness on its reverse.

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Sierra Leone The Big Cats Cougar 2001 $1 Coin Prooflike KM-244.1

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While anyone who has ever loved a pet cat can understand the beauty and mystery of these amazing creatures, the “big cats” of the world have long inspired the wonderment of all people. There is something awe-inspiring about these “cats” to whom we would be but another possible meal. Where I live all the Big Cats are gone now but there are stories about still of Catamounts that prowled the mountains and of “stange yellow dogs” that could steal children from their play. If you are a lover of cats, wildlife, or world coins then this wonderful coin would be a great addition to your world coin collection. Issued under authority of the Government of Sierra Leone in 2001, this One Dollar legal tender crown-sized (38.6mm) coin features the Cougar on its reverse.

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Sierra Leone The Big Cats Black Panther 2001 $1 Coin Prooflike KM-245.1

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While anyone who has ever loved a pet cat can understand the beauty and mystery of these amazing creatures, the “big cats” of the world have long inspired the wonderment of all people. There is something awe-inspiring about these “cats” to whom we would be but another possible meal. If you are a lover of cats, wildlife, or world coins then this wonderful coin would be a great addition to your world coin collection. Issued under authority of the Government of Sierra Leone in 2001, this One Dollar legal tender crown-sized (38.6mm) coin features the Black Panther on its reverse.

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Sierra Leone The Big Cats Cheetah 2001 $1 Coin Prooflike KM-243.1

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While anyone who has ever loved a pet cat can understand the beauty and mystery of these amazing creatures, the “big cats” of the world have long inspired the wonderment of all people. As the fastest creature on legs, the cheetah is awe inspiring in its own right. If you are a lover of cats, wildlife, or world coins then this wonderful coin would be a great addition to your world coin collection. Issued under authority of the Government of Sierra Leone in 2001, this One Dollar legal tender crown-sized (38.6mm) coin features the Cheetah on its reverse.

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Sierra Leone Macau’s Return to China One Dollar BU

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At a formal handover ceremony on December 20, 1999, Macau, the last remaining dependent state in Asia and, therefore, the final vestige of European colonialism in the region, reverted to Chinese sovereignty after 442 years of Portuguese rule. This beautiful Brilliant Uncirculated crown commemorates the event and would be a welcome addition to any collection of world coins.

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Rep Of Sierra Leone WWII Series The Battle Of Berlin 2005 $1 Unc

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On 2 May 1945, after one of the most intense battles in human history, the guns at last stopped firing amongst the ruins of Berlin. According to Soviet veterans, the silence that followed the fighting was literally deafening. Less than four years after his attack on the Soviet Union, Hitler’s self-proclaimed thousand-year Reich had ceased to exist.

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Rep Of Sierra Leone WWII Series Battle Of Britain 2005 $1 Unc Crown

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” What General Weygand has called the Battle of France is over. The Battle of Britain is about to begin. Upon this battle depends the survival of Christian civilization. Upon it depends our own British life, and the long continuity of our institutions and our Empire. The whole fury and might of the enemy must very soon be turned on us. Hitler knows that he will have to break us in this Island or lose the war. If we can stand up to him, all Europe may be free and the life of the world may move forward into broad, sunlit uplands. But if we fail, then the whole world, including the United States, including all that we have known and cared for, will sink into the abyss of a new Dark Age made more sinister, and perhaps more protracted, by the lights of perverted science. Let us therefore brace ourselves to our duties, and so bear ourselves that, if the British Empire and its Commonwealth last for a thousand years, men will still say, This was their finest hour.” Winston Churchill House of Commons, June18th 1940

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Sierra Leone Legal Tender Dinosaur Crown Brontosaurus 2006 BU

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We’re all familiar with the brontosaurus, one of the earliest dinosaurs to make it big in film and TV. Remember Bedrock and Fred’s pet Dino? Oddly enough the brontosaurus technically never existed as such. The proper appelation of this Sauropod is “Apatosaurus”, “Brontosaurus” being the misnomer that occurred due to a case of mistaken identity. In 1874 O. C. Marsh unearthed a nearly complete sauropod skeleton and dubbed it “Brontosaurus”. The Brontosaurus became one of the most identifiable and popular of all dinosaurs. In 1903, however, scientists determined that Brontosaurus fossils were not from a new species, but from a dinosaur already discovered, the Apatosaurus. To add to the confusion Marsh had no skull for his Bronto/Apatosaurus find and substituted the skull of another sauropod, Camarasaurus, in a museum display. It was not until the 1970’s that this was discovered and a more proper picture of the Apatosaurus was able to be presented. The name “Brontosaurus” was not formally removed from the records of paleontology until 1974.—Apatosaurus (Deceptive Lizard) weighed as much as 30 tons and measured up to 21 metres (70 feet) long.. All Sauropods were plant eaters.

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Sierra Leone Legal Tender Dinosaur Crown Triceratops 2006 BU

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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.

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Sierra Leone Legal Tender Wildlife Coin Camel 2006 BU Prooflike

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Featured on this crown is a Camelus, commonly known as a Dromedary camel because it only has a single hump. It is native to the dry and desert areas of Asia and northern Africa and has an average life expectancy of thirty to fifty years. The name camel comes from the Greek kamelos, the Arabic jamal or the Hebrew gahmal, all meaning “camel”. Humans first domesticated camels approximately 5,000 years ago. The Dromedary Camel is used for milk, meat and as a beast of burden in northern Africa and western Asia.

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Sierra Leone Legal Tender Wildlife Coin Impala 2006 BU Prooflike

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An impala is a medium-sized African deer. The name impala comes from the Zulu language. Impalas weigh about 120 pounds, are reddish-brown in color with lighter flanks, and have white underbellies. The male has lyre-shaped horns. Impalas are among the most beautiful and graceful of the antelopes. Impalas are found at grassland and woodland edges, usually very close by water. They are among the dominant species in many savannas. Exceedingly agile, impalas are capable of leaping over thirty feet in a single bound. They are gregarious creatures and are usually found in herds, often a male with many females. They are common throughout Southern Africa. Their food consists of a mixture of grasses and woody species. Issued under authority of the Government of Sierra Leone in 2006, this One Dollar legal tender crown-sized (38.6mm) coin features the Impala on its reverse.

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Sierra Leone Legal Tender Wildlife Coin Chimpanzee 2006 BU Prooflike

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The chimpanzee lives in the rainforest and savanna of equatorial Africa. Chimpanzees are typically three to five feet tall and weigh ninety to one hundred and ten pounds. They have light-colored, black, or blotchy skin, and large protruding ears. Partly because of their intelligence, these animals have been used extensively for scientific research. In 1961 the chimp Ham orbited the Earth in a rocket, preceding human astronauts. The demand for live chimpanzees for zoos and research has led to a significant decline in their population. Chimpanzees eat plants, ants, termites, and occasionally meat. They live and travel in small groups, communicating and expressing their moods with a variety of hoots, grunts, roars, and screams. They apparently delight in their own sounds. Chimpanzees have also demonstrated the ability to use and make tools, share and cooperate for the common good, express complex emotions and communicate using sign language. Issued under authority of the Government of Sierra Leone in 2006, this One Dollar legal tender crown-sized (38.6mm) coin features the Chimpanzee on its reverse.

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Sierra Leone Legal Tender Wildlife Crown Hippopotamus 2005 BU

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One of the four wildlife crowns issued by Sierra Leone in 2005, this coin has a legal tender value of $1 in its country of origin. The smallest of the hippo species that once roamed in Europe and Asia, the pigmy hippopotamus is now found only in West Africa. Measuring about 5 feet long, 3 feet high, and weighing between 400-600 pounds the pygmy hippo is truly a dwarf species compared to the Nile Hippopotamus, which can weigh as much as 4,000 pounds (ten times the weight of the pygmy)! This shy and illusive creature inhabits areas where lakes and rivers can offer it the plant diet and cover of water it requires. If you want to see a pygmy hippo in the wild then be prepared to wait. Small, endangered, and very shy, the pygmy hippo is capable of remaining completely submerged for up to 5 minutes.

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Sierra Leone Legal Tender Wildlife Crown Gorilla 2005 BU

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One of the four wildlife crowns issued by Sierra Leone in 2005, this coin has a legal tender value of $1 in its country of origin. Home to the Dewar Wildlife Trust’s Gorilla Sanctuary, high in the hills of the Western Forest, Sierra Leone ironically has no Gorillas. This, however didn’t deter their mint from issuing this beautiful commemorative to these creatures lost to the modern country. As a promotion for their efforts at conservancy this is perhaps a doleful reminder of how urgent these efforts now are.

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