Silver Ounce 2020 Extinct Predators - Thylacoleo Carnifex, Coin from Congo, Democratic Republic of the

Coin	Silver Ounce 2020 Extinct Predators - Thylacoleo Carnifex

The Democratic Republic of the Congo normally uses banknotes for circulation, and does not issue coins in the Congolese Franc currency. However, the country has authorised some foreign mints to issue commemorative and bullion coins under its jurisdiction.

Most of them are in standard bullion sizes, including one ounce of silver - such as this coin.

This coin is part of the Extinct Predators Series, and is dedicated to Thylacoleo Carnifex - the "marsupial lion".

Thylacoleo was a carnivorous marsupial that lived in Australia from the late Pliocene to the late Pleistocene (2 million to 46 thousand years ago). Some of these marsupial lions were the largest mammalian predators in Australia of their time, approaching the weight of a lioness. The estimated average weight ranges from 101 to 130 kg. Thylacoleo was 75 cm at the shoulder and about 150 cm long from head to tail.

Pound for pound, Thylacoleo carnifex had the strongest bite of any mammal species, living or extinct; one weighing 101 kg had a bite comparable to that of a 250 kg African lion, and research suggests that it could hunt and take prey much larger than itself. Larger animals that were likely prey include Diprotodon and giant kangaroos. It also had extremely strong fore limbs, with retractable, cat-like claws, a trait previously unseen in marsupials. Thylacoleo also possessed enormous hooked claws set on large semi-opposable thumbs, which were used to capture and disembowel prey.

Its strong forelimbs, retracting claws, and incredibly powerful jaws mean that Thylacoleo possibly climbed trees and perhaps carried carcasses to keep the kill for itself (similar to the leopard today).

Mint	unknown	Mint Mark	No mint mark	Total Mintage	8,000
Producer	AllCollect

Obverse

Within a beaded border, the obverse of the coin depicts the Coat of Arms of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, which consists of a leopard head surrounded by an elephant tusk to the left and a spear to the right. On a ribbon below, the national motto JUSTICE PAIX TRAVAIL (from French: Justice, Peace, Work).

Around above, the name of the country: REPUBLIQUE DEMOCATIQUE DU CONGO.

Around below, the nominal face value of the coin: · 20 FRANCS ·.

Obverse Inscription	REPUBLIQUE DEMOCATIQUE DU CONGO · 20 FRANCS ·

Reverse

The reverse design features a hunting "marsupial lion".

In the background, a circle with a mirror-polished surface; around above in that circle, the inscription: PREDATORS · THYLACOLEO CARNIFEX, below which separated by a double line, - EXTINCT -. In the left field, along the rim of the mirror circle, the date of issue 2020.

The rest of the surface has a textured background with impressions of fossils. A fossil skull is part in the polished circle and part on the textured background.

in small letters around below, the precious metal content: .999 FINE SILVER 1 OZ (one troy ounce of 99.99% silver).

Reverse Inscription	PREDATORS · THYLACOLEO CARNIFEX - EXTINCT - 2020 .999 FINE SILVER 1 OZ

Edge	Milled	Edge Inscription	None

Notes

Finish: bullion (Brilliant uncirculated).
Packaging: in protective capsule.

The Extinct Predators Series is a continuation (or a "prequel" of a kind) of the Predators Series, produced and distributed by German company AllCollect; the coins are probably struck by the Bavarian Central Mint, but there are no certificates that name a manufacturer. Unlike the Predators Series though, there is no information about this one on the company's web site. The coins are released exclusively through APMEX.

The "main" coins in the series are silver ounces issued for the Democratic Republic of the Congo; there are also "companion coins": a half-gram of gold with a similar reverse, issued for Senegal.

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Silver Ounce 2020 Extinct Predators - Thylacoleo Carnifex: Known varieties

Variety	Coloured Reverse
Mintage	Issued: 3,000 (included in total)

All (57) coins of type: Silver Ounce (1 oz)

Coin Name	Mintage	Symbol	Legend
Silver Ounce 2001 Olympic Games - Quadriga	unknown	Lion of Congo	REPUBLIQUE DEMOCATIQUE DU CONGO 2001
Silver Ounce 2002 Olympic Games - Discus Thrower	unknown	Lion of Congo	REPUBLIQUE DEMOCATIQUE DU CONGO 2002
Silver Ounce 2003 Olympic Games - Wrestlers	unknown	Lion of Congo	REPUBLIQUE DEMOCATIQUE DU CONGO 2003
Silver Ounce 2019 World's Wildlife - The Giraffe	40,000	Coat of Arms of Congo DR	REPUBLIQUE DEMOCATIQUE DU CONGO · 20 FRANCS · 2019
Silver Ounce 2019 Predators - Canis Lupus	20,000	Coat of Arms of Congo DR	REPUBLIQUE DEMOCATIQUE DU CONGO · 20 FRANCS ·
Silver Ounce 2019 Predators - Latrodectus	20,000	Coat of Arms of Congo DR	REPUBLIQUE DEMOCATIQUE DU CONGO · 20 FRANCS ·
Silver Ounce 2019 Predators - Carcharodon Carcharias	20,000	Coat of Arms of Congo DR	REPUBLIQUE DEMOCATIQUE DU CONGO · 20 FRANCS ·
Silver Ounce 2019 Predators - Ursus Arctos Horribilis	20,000	Coat of Arms of Congo DR	REPUBLIQUE DEMOCATIQUE DU CONGO · 20 FRANCS ·
Silver Ounce 2019 Predators - Crocodylia	20,000	Coat of Arms of Congo DR	REPUBLIQUE DEMOCATIQUE DU CONGO · 20 FRANCS ·
Silver Ounce 2019 Predators - Vulpini	20,000	Coat of Arms of Congo DR	REPUBLIQUE DEMOCATIQUE DU CONGO · 20 FRANCS ·
Silver Ounce 2019 Predators - Hiliaeetus Leucocephalus	20,000	Coat of Arms of Congo DR	REPUBLIQUE DEMOCATIQUE DU CONGO · 20 FRANCS ·
Silver Ounce 2019 Predators - Panthera Pardus	20,000	Coat of Arms of Congo DR	REPUBLIQUE DEMOCATIQUE DU CONGO · 20 FRANCS ·
Silver Ounce 2020 World's Wildlife - The Whale	40,000	Coat of Arms of Congo DR	REPUBLIQUE DEMOCATIQUE DU CONGO · 20 FRANCS · 2020
Silver Ounce 2020 Predators - Scorpiones	20,000	Coat of Arms of Congo DR	REPUBLIQUE DEMOCATIQUE DU CONGO · 20 FRANCS ·
Silver Ounce 2020 Predators - Puma Concolor	20,000	Coat of Arms of Congo DR	REPUBLIQUE DEMOCATIQUE DU CONGO · 20 FRANCS ·
Silver Ounce 2020 Predators - Crotalus	20,000	Coat of Arms of Congo DR	REPUBLIQUE DEMOCATIQUE DU CONGO · 20 FRANCS ·
Silver Ounce 2020 Predators - Acinonyx Jubatus	20,000	Coat of Arms of Congo DR	REPUBLIQUE DEMOCATIQUE DU CONGO · 20 FRANCS ·
Silver Ounce 2020 Predators - Panthera Tigris	20,000	Coat of Arms of Congo DR	REPUBLIQUE DEMOCATIQUE DU CONGO · 20 FRANCS ·
Silver Ounce 2020 Predators - Panthera Leo	20,000	Coat of Arms of Congo DR	REPUBLIQUE DEMOCATIQUE DU CONGO · 20 FRANCS ·
Silver Ounce 2020 Predators - Hyaenidae	20,000	Coat of Arms of Congo DR	REPUBLIQUE DEMOCATIQUE DU CONGO · 20 FRANCS ·
Silver Ounce 2020 Predators - Ursus Maritimus	20,000	Coat of Arms of Congo DR	REPUBLIQUE DEMOCATIQUE DU CONGO · 20 FRANCS ·
Silver Ounce 2020 Extinct Predators - Spinosaurus	8,000	Coat of Arms of Congo DR	REPUBLIQUE DEMOCATIQUE DU CONGO · 20 FRANCS ·
Silver Ounce 2020 Extinct Predators - Megalodon	8,000	Coat of Arms of Congo DR	REPUBLIQUE DEMOCATIQUE DU CONGO · 20 FRANCS ·
Silver Ounce 2020 Extinct Predators - Mosasaurus	8,000	Coat of Arms of Congo DR	REPUBLIQUE DEMOCATIQUE DU CONGO · 20 FRANCS ·
Silver Ounce 2020 Extinct Predators - Phorusrhacidae	8,000	Coat of Arms of Congo DR	REPUBLIQUE DEMOCATIQUE DU CONGO · 20 FRANCS ·
Silver Ounce 2020 Extinct Predators - Smilodon	8,000	Coat of Arms of Congo DR	REPUBLIQUE DEMOCATIQUE DU CONGO · 20 FRANCS ·
Silver Ounce 2020 Extinct Predators - Thylacoleo Carnifex	8,000	Coat of Arms of Congo DR	REPUBLIQUE DEMOCATIQUE DU CONGO · 20 FRANCS ·
Silver Ounce 2020 Extinct Predators - Dusicyon Australis	8,000	Coat of Arms of Congo DR	REPUBLIQUE DEMOCATIQUE DU CONGO · 20 FRANCS ·
Silver Ounce 2020 Extinct Predators - Varanus Priscus	8,000	Coat of Arms of Congo DR	REPUBLIQUE DEMOCATIQUE DU CONGO · 20 FRANCS ·
Silver Ounce 2020 Prehistoric Life - T-Rex	12,000	Coat of Arms of Congo DR	REPUBLIQUE DEMOCATIQUE DU CONGO · 20 FRANCS ·
Silver Ounce 2020 Prehistoric Life - Plesiosaurus	12,000	Coat of Arms of Congo DR	REPUBLIQUE DEMOCATIQUE DU CONGO · 20 FRANCS ·
Silver Ounce 2020 Prehistoric Life - Mamenchisaurus	12,000	Coat of Arms of Congo DR	REPUBLIQUE DEMOCATIQUE DU CONGO · 20 FRANCS ·
Silver Ounce 2021 Shoebill Stork	50,000	Coat of Arms of Congo DR	REPUBLIQUE DEMOCATIQUE DU CONGO 2021 1000 FRANCS
Silver Ounce 2021 World's Wildlife - The Bald Eagle	40,000	Coat of Arms of Congo DR	REPUBLIQUE DEMOCATIQUE DU CONGO · 20 FRANCS · 2021
Silver Ounce 2021 Extinct Predators - Phelsuma Gigas	8,000	Coat of Arms of Congo DR	REPUBLIQUE DEMOCATIQUE DU CONGO · 20 FRANCS ·
Silver Ounce 2021 Extinct Predators - Megateuthis Gigantea	8,000	Coat of Arms of Congo DR	REPUBLIQUE DEMOCATIQUE DU CONGO · 20 FRANCS ·
Silver Ounce 2021 Extinct Predators - Ursus Spelaeus	8,000	Coat of Arms of Congo DR	REPUBLIQUE DEMOCATIQUE DU CONGO · 20 FRANCS ·
Silver Ounce 2021 Extinct Predators - Titanoboa	8,000	Coat of Arms of Congo DR	REPUBLIQUE DEMOCATIQUE DU CONGO · 20 FRANCS ·
Silver Ounce 2021 Extinct Predators - Thylacinus Cynocephalus	8,000	Coat of Arms of Congo DR	REPUBLIQUE DEMOCATIQUE DU CONGO · 20 FRANCS ·
Silver Ounce 2021 Extinct Predators - Pterygotus	8,000	Coat of Arms of Congo DR	REPUBLIQUE DEMOCATIQUE DU CONGO · 20 FRANCS ·
Silver Ounce 2021 Extinct Predators - Puijila Darwini	8,000	Coat of Arms of Congo DR	REPUBLIQUE DEMOCATIQUE DU CONGO · 20 FRANCS ·
Silver Ounce 2021 Extinct Predators - Pteranodon	8,000	Coat of Arms of Congo DR	REPUBLIQUE DEMOCATIQUE DU CONGO · 20 FRANCS ·
Silver Ounce 2021 Prehistoric Life - Woolly Mammoth	12,000	Coat of Arms of Congo DR	REPUBLIQUE DEMOCATIQUE DU CONGO · 20 FRANCS ·
Silver Ounce 2021 Prehistoric Life - Archaeopteryx	12,000	Coat of Arms of Congo DR	REPUBLIQUE DEMOCATIQUE DU CONGO · 20 FRANCS ·
Silver Ounce 2021 Prehistoric Life - Quetzalcoatlus	12,000	Coat of Arms of Congo DR	REPUBLIQUE DEMOCATIQUE DU CONGO · 20 FRANCS ·
Silver Ounce 2022 Shoebill Stork	25,000	Coat of Arms of Congo DR	REPUBLIQUE DEMOCATIQUE DU CONGO 2022 1000 FRANCS
Silver Ounce 2022 World's Wildlife - The Bear	40,000	Coat of Arms of Congo DR	REPUBLIQUE DEMOCATIQUE DU CONGO · 20 FRANCS · 2022
Silver Ounce 2022 Prehistoric Life - Gigantopithecus	12,000	Coat of Arms of Congo DR	REPUBLIQUE DEMOCATIQUE DU CONGO · 20 FRANCS ·
Silver Ounce 2022 Prehistoric Life - Liopleurodon	12,000	Coat of Arms of Congo DR	REPUBLIQUE DEMOCATIQUE DU CONGO · 20 FRANCS ·
Silver Ounce 2022 Prehistoric Life - Parasaurolophus	12,000	Coat of Arms of Congo DR	REPUBLIQUE DEMOCATIQUE DU CONGO · 20 FRANCS ·
Silver Ounce 2023 World's Wildlife - Ocean Rays	40,000	Coat of Arms of Congo DR	REPUBLIQUE DEMOCATIQUE DU CONGO · 20 FRANCS · 2023
Silver Ounce 2023 Prehistoric Life - Titanoboa	12,000	Coat of Arms of Congo DR	REPUBLIQUE DEMOCATIQUE DU CONGO · 20 FRANCS ·
Silver Ounce 2023 Prehistoric Life - Dunkleosteus	12,000	Coat of Arms of Congo DR	REPUBLIQUE DEMOCATIQUE DU CONGO · 20 FRANCS ·
Silver Ounce 2023 Prehistoric Life - Stegosaurus	12,000	Coat of Arms of Congo DR	REPUBLIQUE DEMOCATIQUE DU CONGO · 20 FRANCS ·
Silver Ounce 2024 World's Wildlife - The Peregrine Falcon	40,000	Coat of Arms of Congo DR	REPUBLIQUE DEMOCATIQUE DU CONGO · 20 FRANCS · 2024
Silver Ounce 2024 Prehistoric Life - Triceratops	12,000	Coat of Arms of Congo DR	REPUBLIQUE DEMOCATIQUE DU CONGO · 20 FRANCS ·
Silver Ounce 2024 Prehistoric Life - Suchomimus	12,000	Coat of Arms of Congo DR	REPUBLIQUE DEMOCATIQUE DU CONGO · 20 FRANCS ·

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Silver Ounce 2020 Extinct Predators - Thylacoleo Carnifex: Details

Country	Congo, Democratic Republic of the
Currency	Congolese Franc
Coin Type	Silver Ounce (1 oz)
Issued	2020
Symbol	Coat of Arms of Congo, Democratic Republic
Face Value	20 (x Franc)
Total Mintage	8,000
Current	Yes
Material	0.999 Silver
Technology	Milled (machine-made)
Shape	Round
Orientation	Medal Alignment (Axis 0)
Size	38.6100 mm
Mass	31.1000 g
OCC ID	ANMQ-EPYC-DLXL-OJYG

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