Silver Ounce 2021 Extinct Predators - Megateuthis Gigantea, Coin from Congo, Democratic Republic of the

Coin	Silver Ounce 2021 Extinct Predators - Megateuthis Gigantea

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 Megateuthis Gigantea (the Giant Belemnite).

Megateuthis gigantea is the largest known belemnite species, reaching about 50 mm in maximum diameter and 700 mm in length of rostrum. The fossil remains were discovered in Europe and Asia.

Belemnitida is an extinct order of squid-like cephalopods that existed from the Late Triassic to Late Cretaceous. Unlike squid, belemnites had an internal skeleton that made up the cone. The calcitic guard is the most common remain. Belemnites, in life, are thought to have had 10 hooked arms and a pair of fins on the guard. The chitinous hooks were usually no bigger than 5 mm, though a belemnite could have had between 100 and 800 hooks in total, using them to stab and hold onto prey.

They were an important food source for many Mesozoic marine creatures, both the adults and the planktonic juveniles, and likely played an important role in restructuring marine ecosystems after the Triassic - Jurassic extinction event. They may have laid between 100 and 1,000 eggs. Some species may have been adapted to speed and swam in the turbulent open ocean, whereas others resided in the calmer littoral zone and fed off the seafloor.

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 prehistoric squid.

In the background, a circle with a mirror-polished surface; around above in that circle, the inscription: PREDATORS · MEGATEUTHIS GIGANTEA, below which separated by a double line, - EXTINCT -. In the lower part of the mirror circle, the date of issue 2021.

The rest of the surface has a textured background with impressions of fossils. A fossil squid 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 · MEGATEUTHIS GIGANTEA - EXTINCT - 2021 .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 2021 Extinct Predators - Megateuthis Gigantea: Known varieties

Variety	Coloured Reverse
Mintage	Issued: 3,000

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 2021 Extinct Predators - Megateuthis Gigantea: Details

Country	Congo, Democratic Republic of the
Currency	Congolese Franc
Coin Type	Silver Ounce (1 oz)
Issued	2021
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	LBRP-ORRC-KLGV-OMNY

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