Colorized silver coins offer a unique combination between value and collectability. Most colorized silver coins are BU specimens that have been enhanced with thin layers of colorization to transform an investment-grade coin into one with eye-catching visuals. Right now, the 2021 1 oz Colorized Congo Silver Archaeopteryx Coin is available to purchase online from JM Bullion.
Coin Highlights:
- Arrives in a protective plastic capsule!
- 5th coin in the Prehistoric Life Series!
- Limited mintage of only 2,000 colorized coins!
- Contains 1 Troy oz of .9999 pure silver in BU condition.
- Bears a face value of 20 Francs backed by the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
- Obverse features the national coat of arms.
- Reverse includes the colorized depiction of an archaeopteryx perched in a tree.
Each 2021 1 oz Colorized Congo Silver Archaeopteryx Coin available in this JM Bullion listing comes in Brilliant Uncirculated condition. The coins in this series are packaged with individual plastic capsules and the colorized version has a total mintage of just 2,000 coins. This compares to a total mintage of 10,000 coins for the standard BU version of the coin.
The Prehistoric Life Series is issued on behalf of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The collection started in 2020 and boasts 1 oz silver, 1 oz silver colorized, and 1/2 Gram gold coins for each design. Previous issues include, in order, T-Rex, Plesiosaur, Mamenchisaurus, and Wooly Mammoth designs.
Obverse designs on the 2021 Colorized Congo Silver Archaeopteryx Coins include a depiction of the national coat of arms for the DRC. The national seal includes an image of a leopard head in front-facing relief. It is flanked on the right by a spear and on the left by an elephant tusk. The ribbon that runs beneath it bears the French-language national motto for the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Reverse visuals on 2021 1 oz Colorized Silver Archaeopteryx Coins include a depiction of the bird-like species of dinosaur. The archaeopteryx lived in the Late Jurassic Period roughly 150 million years ago. The species predominantly lived in what is now modern-day Germany. At this point in the planet’s history, Germany and much of Europe was a large archipelago of islands that boasts a shallow, warm, tropical sea. Due to the movement of the continents, this area was much closer to the equator than it is today, a factor that made warm, tropical seas in the region possible.
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