Silver Ounce 2022 Prehistoric Life - Gigantopithecus, Coin from Congo, Democratic Republic of the - detailed information

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).

Below the Coat of Arms, in small letters the precious metal of the coin: 1 oz Ag 999.9 (one troy ounce of 99.99% silver; Ag is abbreviated from Argentum, the Latin word for silver).

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

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

The reverse design features a Gigantopithecus in a jungle landscape interspersed with waterfalls. Above the giant primate are the inscriptions GIGANTOPITHECUS and 8 - 0.3 MIO YEARS BC (i.e. the species lived from about 8 million years until about 300,000 years ago), and the year of issue 2022.

Around above in the rim, the name of the series: PREHISTORIC LIFE.

The rim around below is decorated like the markings of a stopwatch, with periods of Earth's history marked along it: CRETACEOUS 145 - 66 MIO. YEARS BC on the left, TERTIARY 66 - 2.6 MIO. YEARS BC below, and QUATERNARY 2.6 MIO. YEARS BC - TODAY on the right.

Finish: Brilliant Uncirculated.
Packaging: individual coin in protective capsule, or 20 coins in mint tube.