0.5g Gold African Wildlife Somalia Leopard 2023 (Mintage: 5,000)
- Genuine investment gold: Fineness 999.9
- Mint: Bavarian Main Mint
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- Genuine investment goldPure fine gold whose value follows the gold price
- MintOne of Germany's most traditional mints
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African Wildlife · Somalia 2023
Rosette and spot, two coats for two worlds.
African Wildlife Leopard 2023, 0.5 g gold, picture side
The leopard’s coat suits its life in trees, in the forest and at night. The 2023 coin shows the leopard striding through the grass.
The leopard
From the desert to the rainforest
Desert
Mountain forest
Rainforest
No other big cat is as widespread: leopards live in some 62 countries across Africa and Eurasia, in deserts, savannas, mountains and rainforests.
They prefer rocky ground with dense bush and riverine forest. The leopard climbs well, spends much of its time in trees and is mostly active at night, as a loner.
Its coat carries dark, irregular spots, the rosettes; the base colour ranges from pale yellow in warm, dry regions to reddish orange in dense forests. Instead of purring, it calls with a rough, rasping sound.
The cheetah
The only one of its genus
Its genus, Acinonyx, has no other living member today. The cheetah needs wide, open land and is mostly active by day, unlike many other cats.
Its coat carries solid, round or oval black spots from 1.9 to 3.8 centimetres; only the throat and belly stay white. The tail ends in four to six black rings.
Cheetahs do not roar; their most common call is a chirp. Females live alone, while males often join up in groups.
Why two patterns
The coat often suits where the cat lives
Rosette
For trees, forest and night.
Spot
Black, without a ring.
A study of 35 cat species shows that whether a coat is patterned is linked to the habitat. How intricate and irregular the pattern is also relates to life in trees and to activity at night.
Over the course of evolution, such camouflage adapts comparatively quickly to a way of life. In the grey grass where cheetahs often live, their spots can take up the shadows of the blades and let the animals merge with their surroundings.
Allen et al. 2011, Proceedings of the Royal Society B
Rosette
For trees, forest and night.
Spot
Black, without a ring.
Allen et al. 2011, Proceedings of the Royal Society B
Rare coats
A black panther can be a leopard
Leopards with melanism, that is with almost black fur, are often called black panthers. Black cheetahs, by contrast, are not known.
In the rare king cheetah, the spots merge into blotches and stripes. It is not a species of its own but carries a rare variant of the gene Taqpep, which shapes the variations of the tabby pattern in domestic cats.
Young cheetahs wear a coat of their own as well: a thick, silvery grey mantle along the back, which they shed at about three months of age.
African Wildlife · Somalia
The leopard on both sides
Somalia’s coat of arms of 1956 shows a gold-framed shield held by two leopards standing on spears. So each of these coins shows the leopard on both sides: as the motif of the picture side and twice over as a supporter of the shield on the value side.
Two leopardsTwo leopards hold the arms of Somalia
Leopard and cheetah in more series
Big FiveTwo coins side by side make one whole face.
LiberiaLeopards in gold and silver, exclusively for Kettner Edelmetalle.
1/1,000 ounce of goldRosette and spot in the same small format.
At a glance
- Series
- African Wildlife
- Metal
- gold
- Weight
- 0.5 g
- Fineness
- 999.9/1,000
- Country of issue
- Somalia
- Face value
- 20 Shillings
- Year
- 2023
- Mintage
- 5,000 pieces
- Mint
- Bavarian Central Mint
- Packaging
- coin capsule
Leopard and cheetah
Both are listed as vulnerable on the IUCN Red List.
0.5g Gold African Wildlife Somalia Leopard 2023 – Fine Gold in a Compact Format
Small in size, substantial in value: this Leopard gold coin packs pure fine gold into a handy 0.5-gram piece. The real reason to buy is the precious metal it contains – the design merely gives the investment its personal touch.
- Strictly limited: a worldwide mintage of only 5,000 pieces – a true rarity within the series.
- Growth potential: attractive appreciation potential due to the strict limitation and the continuing high demand for the Leopard series.
- Investment goal: physical investment gold, whose value tracks the gold price and which remains tradable worldwide at any time.
- Design: intricately engraved African leopard, whose depiction is redesigned every year.
- Material / fineness: 0.5 g pure fine gold with a purity of 999.9/1,000.
- Manufacturer: minted by the renowned Bavarian Main Mint.
- Country of origin: minted in Germany, issuing country is the Republic of Somalia.
The Gold African Wildlife Leopard 2023 is one of the smallest issues in the popular series – and yet it is fully valid investment gold. Its value is based primarily on the fine gold it contains and moves in line with the gold price. This makes it an excellent entry point into physical gold investment and for building wealth in small, manageable steps. Anyone who regularly acquires small amounts of gold over the years will accumulate a considerable asset.
The Design of the Leopard Gold Coin
On the design side, a leopard prowls through the grass of the savannah. Its head is slightly lowered, the long tail elegantly curved upward, the spotted coat finely and realistically engraved – a powerful snapshot of the African big cat. The scene is framed by the inscriptions "AFRICAN WILDLIFE" and "LEOPARD" as well as the details "0.5g Au" and "999.9". The value side bears the national emblem of the Republic of Somalia, flanked by two upright leopards, along with the face value of 20 Shillings and the year of issue 2023. The brand-new coin is delivered individually and protected in a coin capsule.
Series, Manufacturer and Quality
The Leopard gold coin belongs to the African Wildlife series, whose Somalia Leopard has been issued since 2018 and continues the Elephant series that already began in 2004. Responsible for the minting is the Bavarian Main Mint, one of Germany's most traditional mints – a guarantee of the highest minting craftsmanship. As gold coins produced in the high-quality Proof finish, this issue impresses with deep luster and fine detail sharpness. Beyond its status as a sought-after collector's coin, it remains first and foremost minted fine gold with a clear investment character.
Why Physical Gold?
Physical gold has been regarded as a reliable store of value for over 6,000 years. It is the oldest currency in the world, possesses intrinsic value, and has never been worth zero. As a building block for long-term wealth preservation, gold offers inflation hedge and is traditionally also valued as crisis protection. It is not without reason that the world's central banks hold enormous gold reserves. Added to this is its high liquidity: gold can be quickly resold and converted into cash worldwide.
Gold has been shining for thousands of years – and will not lose its shine in the future either. It can be passed down through generations and preserves its intrinsic value when confidence in paper money wavers.
Rarity with Potential
This is precisely where the 0.5-gram issue comes in: with a worldwide mintage limited to only 5,000 pieces, it becomes a genuine rarity. As the available quantity on the market decreases, the combination of scarce supply and stable demand can further support the appreciation potential. And even for a personal occasion the same applies: anyone giving this coin as a gift, for example for a christening, birthday, or Christmas, is not giving a trivial item, but real investment gold – an asset whose substance lies in the fine gold.
Key Facts at a Glance
- Precious metal: Gold
- Fine weight: 0.5 g
- Fineness / purity: 999.9/1,000
- Face value: 20 Shillings
- Diameter: 11.00 mm
- Year of issue: 2023
- Mintage: 5,000 pieces worldwide
- Minting quality: Proof, Brilliant Uncirculated
- Manufacturer: Bavarian Main Mint
- Issuing country: Republic of Somalia
- Packaging: individually in a coin capsule
Product depiction may differ from the final product.
