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

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

MintAllCollect Mint MarkNo mint mark Total Mintage 8,000
Obverse
Congo, Democratic Republic of the / Silver Ounce 2021 Extinct Predators - Megateuthis Gigantea - 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 2021 Extinct Predators - Megateuthis Gigantea - reverse photo

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
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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 2021 Extinct Predators - Megateuthis Gigantea: Known varieties
Variety Coloured Reverse
Mintage Issued: 3,000
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

All (57) coins of type: Silver Ounce (1 oz)
Coin NameMintageSymbolLegend
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
CountryCongo, Democratic Republic of the
CurrencyCongolese Franc
Coin TypeSilver Ounce (1 oz)
Issued2021
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 IDLBRP-ORRC-KLGV-OMNY
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