We All Need Some Kong In Our Stack In 2015, the Scottsdale Mint issued the very first Silverback Gorilla 1 oz Silver coin for the Republic of Congo. The powerful depiction of this iconic animal captured the imagination of bullion collectors around the world. Each year since, a fresh new design has been released.



The magnificent fourth issue in the series is now available! As with the past three coins, it features a large, mature male silverback. However, rather than the intense ferociousness depicted in past designs, this time he is shown in a more quiet, thoughtful state. In the wild, each separate troop of gorillas is lead by a single mature silverback. When defense is necessary, the silverback throws all 4-foot, 400 pounds of his fierceness into the situation. Otherwise, he is generally docile in everyday activities.



The silveback is displayed head and shoulders, looking in your general direction as though carefully studying the situation. He obviously doesn’t sense danger, or his calm appearence would show signs of alert and concern. Every detail of his expression is simply exquisite!



This amazing close-up view of the gorilla’s massive head and shoulders almost entirely fills the center field of the coin. He is encircled by attractive border markings at the rim. Arched over the silverback’s image is the inscription “Congo Silverback Gorilla” and below is the coin’s date, weight and purity. The reverse displays the crest of the Republic of Congo and face value of 5,000 Francs CFA. The overall design of this 2018 release will immediately arrest your attention, and certainly compliments the three previous releases perfectly.



Each coin comes in a mint-issued capsule and multiples of 5 will ship in the standard Scottsdale cardboard backed 5 packs. The low world-wide mintage of only 75,000 is a real incentive to act quickly!