Fourth Coin in New Series Announced
Pobjoy Mint announced the release of the 4th coin in their stunning new series, ‘African Animal Masks’. This fourth coin features the Leopard. Issued on behalf of Sierra Leone, this new series has been produced in magnificent Virenium®.
The reverse design of the 4th coin features the head of a leopard styled as though it is an African mask with a special incused rim of which features an African pattern to continue the theme, along with the animal’s name and the denomination.
Similarly to lions, leopards play an essential role in supporting Africa’s ecosystem by maintaining populations and removing unhealthy animals from its habitat. Due to human pressures and habitat loss, they are often referred to as the most elusive of Savannah’s big cats. Leopards are naturally shy and exclusively nocturnal, they are remarkably camouflaged with their spotted coats and are superb climbers, often using trees to scan for prey.
The obverse of all the coins in the series depicts the Coat of Arms of Sierra Leone. The first three coins in the series were the elephant, rhino, and the lion. Two more coins are yet to be released for the series: the buffalo and the meerkat. Each coin has an issue limit of only 950 coins
