Fans of the prehistoric world have a new series of silver coins to be excited about. Offered in 1 oz silver, 1 oz colorized silver, and 1/2 Gram gold, the coins of the Prehistoric Life Series debuted in 2020 and carry on into 2021 with a fifth design. The latest prehistoric creature to feature in the collection is the archaeopteryx. Provident Metals now offers the 2021 Colorized Congo Archaeopteryx 1 oz Silver Coin to you for purchase online.

Highlights:

• Arrives with an individual protective plastic capsule!
• 5^th creature in the Prehistoric Life Series!
• Limited mintage of just 2,000 colorized silver coins!
• Contains 1 Troy oz of .9999 pure silver in BU condition.
• Issued a face value of 20 Francs by the government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
• The obverse features the coat of arms of the DRC.
• On the reverse is the image of an archaeopteryx in a tree.

When you purchase the 2021 Colorized Congo Archaeopteryx 1 oz Silver Coin in this Provident Metals listing, you will receive a coin that is in Brilliant Uncirculated condition. The colorized silver coins in this series come with an individual protective capsule for shipping and boast a low mintage of only 2,000 coins.

Obverse

The obverse of 2021 Colorized Congo Archaeopteryx Silver Coins features the coat of arms for the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Adopted in 2006, this is the seventh coat of arms used by the nation. It features a leopard head in front-facing relief above a slab of rock with an elephant tusk on the left and a spear on the right. The ribbon across the design reads JUSTICE PAIX TRAVAIL, the French-language national motto of Justice, Peace, Work. Other inscriptions on this face of the coin include REPUBLIQUE DEMOCRATIQUE DU CONGO, 1 OZ AG 999.9, and 20 Francs.

Reverse

On the reverse side of 2021 Colorized Congo Archaeopteryx 1 oz Silver Coins is a depiction of the winged dinosaur in a tree. The archaeopteryx lived between 152 million and 145 million years ago in what is now Germany in Central Europe. The design field includes colorization on the archaeopteryx and its lush background environment. The inscriptions around the edge of the design field include PREHISTORIC LIFE, ARCHAEOPTERYX, 152-145 MIO YEARS BC, and 2021. There are also inscriptions of the time frames for the Triassic, Jurassic, and Cretaceous Periods in the prehistoric era on this face of the coin.

History

At the time the archaeopteryx lived, Europe was less of a solid continent and more of an archipelago of islands with a shallow, tropical sea at its heart. If you turned back time and watched the continents shift, Germany was located much closer to the equator in the Jurassic Period than it is today.

Ordering

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