Zaire 1975 – WWF – Leopard Gorilla Okapi – Gold and Silver Proof Set

You see here the WWF Conservation gold silver proof set from Zaire from 1975.

This set consists of the 100 Zaires gold coin with the leopard, the 5 Zaires silver coin with the okapi and the 2.5 Zaires silver coin with the mountain gorilla.

This set has an extremely small mintage. The 100 Zaires gold coin in proof alone was minted only a total of 279 times. of which only a part was then added to the set.

Therefore, this set is also popular with collectors around the world.

The individual coins:

100 Zaires gold coin

Front:

Mobuto bust 1/4 right

Inscription: BANQUE DU ZAIRE (Bank of Zaire)

Back:

Labeling:

CENT ZAIRES 1975

100

A few details:

Country: Zaire (Democratic Republic of the Congo)

Mint: Royal Mint, Llantrisant

Year: 1975

Currency Zaire (1967-1993)

Material: gold

Fineness: Gold (.900)

Embossing Quality: Proof

Weight: 33.4370 g

Diameter: 34 mm

5 Zaires silver coin

Front:

Mobuto bust 1/4 right

Inscription: BANQUE DU ZAIRE

Back:

Okapi

Labeling:
FIVE ZAIRES 1975
5

A few details:

Country: Zaire (Democratic Republic of the Congo)
Mint: Royal Mint, Llantrisant
Year: 1975
Value: 5 Zaïres
Material: Silver (.925)
Weight: 35 g
Diameter: 42 mm
Embossing Quality: Proof

2.5 Zaire’s silver coin:

Front:

Mobuto bust 1/4 right

Inscription: BANQUE DU ZAIRE

Back:

Mountain gorillas

Labeling:
ZAIRES FIFTY MAKUTA 1975
2 50

A few details:

Country: Zaire (Democratic Republic of the Congo)
Mint: Royal Mint, Llantrisant
Year: 1975
Value: 2½ Zaïres
Material: Silver (.925)
Weight: 28.28 g
Diameter: 38.6 mm
Embossing Quality: Proof