1 oz Silver Native Animals Wolf 2025 (Mintage: 100 | Gilded | Proof)
- Two wolf designs: on both sides
- Land Animals series: for your collection
- Purest silver: 999.9/1,000 fineness
- Two wolf designsWolf head in conifer forest and a wolf howling at the moon
- Land Animals seriesRare edition of the series, only a few left in stock
- Purest silverUnder the gilding lies real fine silver as a tangible asset
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A year outdoors.
Wolf 2025, 1 ounce of fine silver, reverse
On the reverse the wolf growls before fir trees, and on the obverse it sits on a rocky ledge. Its time of the year is spring, when the pups are born.
Spring · The wolf
In spring the pups are born.
Wolves usually mate in late February or early March. After about 63 days, most often four to six pups are born, in late April or early May.
“A wolf pack is a family of wolves”: as a rule the parents, their pups and the yearlings from the previous year, usually five to ten animals. At 10 to 22 months most of the young leave to seek a territory of their own and a partner.
Wolves pick up the scent of other wolves from up to two kilometres away. An average wolf with an established territory covers 5 to 30 kilometres in one night. Its typical gait is the straight-line trot: the hind paw steps exactly into the print of the front paw.
In 2000, for the first time in a long while, a pack with at least four pups was confirmed in the Muskau Heath in Lusatia.
A year outdoors
Each animal has its moment in the year.
From the first brooding in late winter to the winter cluster: this is how the year passes outdoors.
- Late winterGolden EagleIn early February the golden eagle’s breeding season begins in the Bavarian Alps.
- SpringWolf
- SummerHoney BeeThe honey bees dance and forage, and the red deer grows new antlers in velvet.
- AutumnRed DeerIn early September the rut begins, and the stags roar loudly.
- WinterHoney BeeThe bees keep each other warm in the winter cluster.
The design as struck
The fur in fine strands.
The wolf’s head is shown in three-quarter profile, the fur falls in fine strands, and fir trees rise behind it.
The loupe reveals how finely the design is struck.
HeadThe wolf’s head
FurThe fur in fine strands
FirsThe firs in the background
Enlarged from the images in our gallery.
The craft
What sets this coin apart.
Kettner Edelmetalle’s own minting, struck in Germany and issued for the Republic of Liberia.
- Proof
- The animal stands out sculpturally in relief. With every movement in the light, the gleam travels across the design.
- Gilded
- The design and the rim are gilded, while the field remains dark. The wolf thus glows golden against a dark ground.
The sizes to scale
Every size in true proportion.
Side by side to scale, from 30 millimetres in gold to 55 millimetres in silver. The coin on this page is marked.
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1/4 ounce30 mm in goldgold30 mm
1 ounce40 mm in silversilver40 mm
2 ounces55 mm in silversilver55 mm
At a glance
- Type
- Coin
- Metal
- silver
- Design
- Wolf’s head, wolf on a rocky ledge
- Weight
- 1 ounce of fine silver
- Fineness
- 999.9/1,000
- Face value
- 20 Dollars
- Issuing country
- Liberia
- Diameter
- 40 mm
- Year
- 2025
- Quality
- Proof
- Finish
- gilded
- Maker
- Kettner Edelmetalle
In early spring the bees’ brood nest warms up to 35 °C again, and in early February the golden eagle’s breeding season begins in the Bavarian Alps.
Länderinstitut für Bienenkunde Hohen Neuendorf; Bayerisches Landesamt für Umwelt
The Wolf in Golden Splendor – a Rarity with Only 100 Pieces
- Strictly limited: Very low mintage of only 100 pieces worldwide
- Minting quality: Highest possible minting quality "Proof"
- Finishing: Full-surface gilded special edition – gold meets fine silver
- Rarity: Extremely rare collector's coin from the popular "Animals of the Land" series
- Growth potential: Very high value appreciation potential due to the strict limitation and high demand for wolf motifs
- Design: Powerful wolf's head in a coniferous forest, as well as a wolf howling at the full moon on a rock
- Manufacturer: Kettner Edelmetalle
- Country of issue: Republic of Liberia, face value 20 dollars, year of issue 2025
- Precious metal: 1 oz fine silver 999.9/1,000, delivered in a protective case with certificate of authenticity
Some editions are released in the tens of thousands. This one is not. With the 1-ounce silver Native Animals Wolf 2025 in gilded design, you secure a collector's coin of which only one hundred specimens exist worldwide. This mintage of only 100 pieces is exceptional even for experienced collectors – and this is precisely what gives this coin its special appeal.
A Design That Brings the Forest into Your Living Room
The obverse shows a wolf's head in impressive detail: alert eyes, bared teeth, every guard hair cleanly worked out. Behind it, the silhouette of a dark coniferous forest emerges. The reverse tells the second half of the story – a wolf sits on a rock, howling at the full moon, whose craters are finely modeled in the background. The scene is framed by the face value of 20 dollars, the inscription "Republic of Liberia," and the year 2025.
Thanks to the full-surface gilding, the relief takes on a warm, deep tone that stands out in striking contrast against the mirrored background. This effect is only made possible by the Proof minting quality: multiple-polished dies, multiple striking processes, and frosted design elements against a high-gloss background. The smallest details stand out in relief as a result – a small work of art best kept in its coin capsule.
Technical Specifications at a Glance
- Denomination: 1 oz, fine weight 31.1 g
- Fineness: 999.9/1,000 fine silver, finished with gilding
- Diameter: 40.00 mm, reeded edge
- Condition: Proof, new condition
- Mintage: 100 pieces – strictly limited
The wolf has returned to Germany's forests. On this coin, it remains forever – captured in fine silver, finished with gold, limited to one hundred specimens.
Why This Silver Coin Makes Collectors' Hearts Beat Faster
Consider this comparison: the regular wolf edition from the same series was released with 1,000 pieces, and the golden eagle with as many as 5,000. Our gilded variant, at only one hundred pieces, falls significantly below even that. With silver coins, the rule has always been: the smaller the issue, the fiercer the competition for the available pieces once the primary market is sold out. Anyone aiming for a complete collection of the "Animals of the Land" series simply cannot do without this edition. The advantage of a gilded strike lies in its visual impact and its rarity; those seeking pure investment silver, on the other hand, tend to opt for classic bullion ounces without finishing. Both have their place – here, the focus is clearly on the collector's item.
Silver: The Metal Behind the Design
Even beneath the golden surface lies an honest tangible asset. Silver has served as a coinage metal, means of payment, and store of value for millennia, and it continues to be traded worldwide as a commodity. Industrial demand – from electronics, photovoltaics, and medical technology – meets a naturally limited supply. In addition, physical silver is durable, highly liquid, and independent of digital systems. In Germany, profits from the sale are generally tax-free provided the minimum holding period of one year is observed. As a tangible asset, silver is also traditionally regarded as a means of inflation hedge and crisis protection – however, for this edition, rarity and collector's value are clearly the main focus.
Your Chance to Own an Exceptional Piece
This rarity is produced by Kettner Edelmetalle, issued under the authority of the Republic of Liberia. One hundred pieces – and there will never be more. Collectors know how quickly such minimal mintages disappear – and how rarely they resurface afterward. Secure your specimen while it is still available, and perhaps pass it on to the next generation later.
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