- Genuine Investment Gold: 999/1,000 fine gold
- By Valcambi: clean minting quality
- With Certificate: authenticity proven
- Genuine Investment GoldValue is based on pure fine gold and follows the gold price
- By ValcambiMinted by the renowned refinery Valcambi
- With CertificateCertificate of authenticity integrated directly in the blister card
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Chad 2024 · gold
Rosette and spot, two coats for two worlds.
The leopard’s coat suits its life in trees, in the forest and at night.
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.
Gold · 1/1,000 ounce
Rosette and spot in the smallest format
Two gold coins in the same format: the leopard from Chad and the cheetah from Gabon, each 1/1,000 ounce on 16 millimetres and at most 50,000 pieces.
Leopard and cheetah in more series
SomaliaThe leopard on both sides, in the coat of arms of 1956.
Big FiveTwo coins side by side make one whole face.
LiberiaLeopards in gold and silver, exclusively for Kettner Edelmetalle.
At a glance
- Series
- African Leopard
- Metal
- gold
- Weight
- 1/1,000 ounce
- Fineness
- 999/1,000
- Country of issue
- Chad
- Face value
- 3,000 CFA francs
- Year
- 2024
- Mintage
- 50,000 pieces
- Packaging
- blister
Leopard and cheetah
Both are listed as vulnerable on the IUCN Red List.
Gold Big Five Leopard – the African Leopard made of pure fine gold
Small in format, solid in substance: with the Gold Big Five Leopard you acquire minted fine gold whose value is based on the gold price. The gold coin issued in 2024 by the Republic of Chad carries a face value of 3,000 CFA Francs and depicts one of Africa's most iconic predators. The design is the personal touch – but the actual reason to buy is the precious metal it contains.
- Investment objective: physical bullion coin focused on value preservation and inflation hedge.
- Design: a majestic African Leopard in frontal portrait, together with the national emblem of Chad.
- Material & fineness: 999/1,000 fine gold – pure, high-quality investment gold.
- Format: 1/1,000 ounce, 16.00 mm diameter, Brilliant Uncirculated on blister card.
- Manufacturer: minted by the renowned refinery Valcambi.
- Origin: issued by the Republic of Chad, year of issue 2024.
The design: the African Leopard in fine minting
The leopard has always stood for strength, grace and vigilance – qualities finely rendered on this gold coin. The reverse shows the predator's head in frontal view, accompanied by the inscription "LEOPARD", the name of the edition. On the blister card, the animal is impressively staged: a leopard on a weathered tree trunk, with the vast savanna behind it. The design thus combines a lifelike depiction with classic minting artistry.
The obverse bears the coat of arms of Chad along with the inscriptions "REPUBLIQUE DU TCHAD" – the issuing country – and "3000 FRANCS CFA" – the face value. The fineness "999/1000 FINE GOLD" is also noted, confirming the high purity of the fine gold used.
Fine gold, format and minting quality
As gold coins in a miniature format, this edition is aimed at anyone who wants to build up physical gold holdings step by step. The technical key facts at a glance:
- Fineness: 999/1,000 (pure fine gold)
- Fine weight: 0.031 g – equivalent to 1/1,000 troy ounce
- Diameter: 16.00 mm
- Year of issue: 2024, condition Brilliant Uncirculated (new goods)
- Mintage: strictly limited to 50,000 pieces worldwide
- Delivered on a blister card with integrated certificate of authenticity
The limited mintage and the clean execution by Valcambi turn this small format into a handy piece of investment gold that stores well and can be passed on at any time.
Why gold: preserving value for millennia
Gold is humanity's oldest currency and has outlived every other one. It has intrinsic value, is recognized worldwide, and has never been worthless. That is precisely why it serves as a proven inflation hedge and reliable crisis protection – a store of value that preserves purchasing power across generations. It is no coincidence that the world's central banks hold enormous gold reserves.
For private investors, it also holds true that profits from the sale of physical gold are generally tax-free if the holding period is at least one year. The high liquidity ensures that your fine gold can be traded worldwide and quickly resold if needed.
Despite the appealing leopard design, what you acquire here is full-fledged investment gold – minted fine gold whose value is based on the gold price.
For investors and anyone wanting to give real gold as a gift
The Gold Big Five Leopard is well suited as an entry point into physical gold investment and as a building block for growing wealth step by step – because many small amounts of gold add up over the years to a considerable holding. It is also a genuine recommendation for occasions such as birthdays, christenings or Christmas: whoever gives this coin is not giving a mere object, but a real asset made of pure fine gold. In this way, you combine an expressive animal motif with the enduring substance of gold – a tangible value that lasts.
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