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

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

Mintunknown Mint MarkNo mint mark Total Mintage 8,000
ProducerAllCollect
Obverse
Congo, Democratic Republic of the / Silver Ounce 2020 Extinct Predators - Thylacoleo Carnifex - obverse photo

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
Congo, Democratic Republic of the / Silver Ounce 2020 Extinct Predators - Thylacoleo Carnifex - reverse photo

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
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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)
See also

Coins in the Extinct Predators series include:
- 1 oz Silver, Spinosaurus, Congo 2020
- 0.5 g Gold, Spinosaurus, Senegal 2022
- 1 oz Silver, Megalodon, Congo 2020
- 0.5 g Gold, Megalodon, Senegal 2022
- 1 oz Silver, Mosasaurus, Congo 2020
- 0.5 g Gold, Mosasaurus, Senegal 2022
- 1 oz Silver, Phorusrhacidae ("Terror Birds"), Congo 2020
- 0.5 g Gold, Phorusrhacidae ("Terror Birds"), Senegal 2022
- 1 oz Silver, Smilodon (Sabre-toothed Tiger), Congo 2020
- 0.5 g Gold, Smilodon (Sabre-toothed Tiger), Senegal 2022
- 1 oz Silver, Thylacoleo Carnifex (Marsupial Lion), Congo 2020
- 0.5 g Gold, Thylacoleo Carnifex (Marsupial Lion), Senegal 2022
- 1 oz Silver, Dusicyon Australis (Falkland Islands Wolf), Congo 2020
- 0.5 g Gold, Dusicyon Australis (Falkland Islands Wolf), Senegal 2022
- 1 oz Silver, Varanus Priscus (Megalania), Congo 2020
- 0.5 g Gold, Varanus Priscus (Megalania), Senegal 2022
- 1 oz Silver, Phelsuma Gigas (Giant Gecko), Congo 2021
- 0.5 g Gold, Phelsuma Gigas (Giant Gecko), Senegal 2022
- 1 oz Silver, Megateuthis Gigantea (Giant Squid), Congo 2021
- 0.5 g Gold, Megateuthis Gigantea (Giant Squid), Senegal 2022
- 1 oz Silver, Ursus Spelaeus (Cave Bear), Congo 2021
- 0.5 g Gold, Ursus Spelaeus (Cave Bear), Senegal 2023
- 1 oz Silver, Titanoboa, Congo 2021
- 0.5 g Gold, Titanoboa, Senegal 2023
- 1 oz Silver, Thylacinus Cynocephalus (Tasmanian Tiger), Congo 2021
- 0.5 g Gold, Thylacinus Cynocephalus (Tasmanian Tiger), Senegal 2023
- 1 oz Silver, Pterygotus ("Sea scorpion"), Congo 2021
- 0.5 g Gold, Pterygotus ("Sea scorpion"), Senegal 2023
- 1 oz Silver, Puijila Darwini (Seal), Congo 2021
- 0.5 g Gold, Puijila Darwini (Seal), Senegal 2023
- 1 oz Silver, Pteranodon (Flying reptile), Congo 2021
- 0.5 g Gold, Pteranodon (Flying reptile), Senegal 2022

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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 ·
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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 ·
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Silver Ounce 2020 Prehistoric Life - Mamenchisaurus 12,000 Coat of Arms of Congo DR REPUBLIQUE DEMOCATIQUE DU CONGO · 20 FRANCS ·
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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 ·
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Silver Ounce 2020 Extinct Predators - Thylacoleo Carnifex: Details
CountryCongo, Democratic Republic of the
CurrencyCongolese Franc
Coin TypeSilver Ounce (1 oz)
Issued2020
SymbolCoat of Arms of Congo, Democratic Republic
Face Value20 (x Franc)
Total Mintage8,000
CurrentYes
Material0.999 Silver
TechnologyMilled (machine-made)
ShapeRound
OrientationMedal Alignment (Axis 0)
Size38.6100 mm
Mass31.1000 g
OCC IDANMQ-EPYC-DLXL-OJYG
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