0.5g Gold African Animals Elephant 2025 (Mintage: 5,000 | Proof)
- Purest fine gold: Fineness 999.9
- Tradable worldwide: easy to sell
- Secure shipping: 100% insured
- Purest fine goldGenuine investment gold, its value follows the gold price
- Tradable worldwideGold can be resold anywhere in the world
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- Purest fine gold: Fineness 999.9
- Tradable worldwide: easy to sell
- Secure shipping: 100% insured
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African Animals 2025 from Liberia
Strong, wise, steadfast:African Animals Elephant 2025 in 0.5 g of gold.
The elephant strides forward with its ears spread wide, acacias to the left and right, struck in gold at 999.9/1,000. 5,000 pieces in proof, each in a painted coincard.
- Fine gold
- 0.5 g
- Face value
- 25 dollars
- Mintage
- 5,000 pieces
The elephant strides forward with its ears spread wide, acacias to the left and right, struck in gold at 999.9/1,000. 5,000 pieces in proof, each in a painted coincard.
- Fine gold
- 0.5 g
- Face value
- 25 dollars
- Mintage
- 5,000 pieces
Under the magnifier
Ears, tusks and acacias in gold: the African Animals Elephant 2025 up close.
Up close the motif side shows how finely the animal is engraved: the frosted relief on a mirror field, with the frame of triangles and the year 2025.
The value side
The Big Five in gold: the African Animals Elephant 2025 turned over.
Rhino, buffalo, elephant and leopard carry the same picture on the value side, and so do the gold coins: the elephant in the middle, the buffalo and the rhino on the left, the lion on the right, the leopard in front, an acacia above and the coat of arms of Liberia below. With them REPUBLIC OF LIBERIA and the face value of 25 dollars. Big game hunters once called the 5 animals hardest to hunt on foot the Big Five.
- Face value
- 25 dollars
- Issued by
- Liberia
The coincard
Acacia and evening sun on the card: the African Animals Elephant 2025.
On the front a painted elephant stands before an orange ground, with the words “Afrika Gold Elefant” and the window holding the coin. On the back a large and a small elephant walk under an acacia through the evening light, above them the German saying “Symbol der Stärke, Weisheit und Beständigkeit”: a symbol of strength, wisdom and constancy.
From die to coin
Mirrored in the die first: how the African Animals 2025 are made.
Every side of a coin begins as a die. Here stand the dies of the silver ounces Elephant, Leopard and Rhino 2025: the animal lies mirrored in them, and on the elephant the year reads “25 … 20”. Only striking turns the picture the right way round.
- Reversed in the dieWhat is on the left in the die ends up on the right of the coin. That is why the motif is laid out mirrored in the die.
- 2 dies at onceWhen the coin is struck, 2 dies press on the blank at the same time, one for the motif side and one for the value side.
- ProofFor proof quality the blanks and dies are polished, and each coin is struck several times. That gives the mirror field, while the motif stays frosted.
The series
Rhino, buffalo, elephant, leopard: African Animals 2025 in silver and gold.
The African Animals 2025 as silver ounces, in gold of 0.5 g and 1/4 ounce and as the Rhino Package in silver and gold.
Strength and wisdom in miniature:the African Animals Elephant 2025 in 0.5 g of gold.
1 of 5,000 pieces, 0.5 g of gold at 999.9/1,000, in proof and in a coincard.
0.5 g Gold African Animals Elephant 2025 – minted fine gold in a compact format
- Strictly limited: capped worldwide at a very low mintage of just 5,000 pieces
- Minting quality: the finest finishing level, Proof (PP), with mirrored fields and finely frosted relief
- Material & fineness: 0.5 g of purest fine gold, fineness 999.9/1,000 – practically pure precious metal
- Design: a powerful African elephant set against a savanna backdrop; the reverse brings together the legendary "Big Five"
- Investment character: the value lies in the fine gold content and moves in line with the gold price
- Growth potential: high demand meets a strict limitation – resulting in appreciation potential
- Manufacturer: issued exclusively by Kettner Edelmetalle
- Country of origin: Germany; country of issue is the Republic of Liberia (face value 25 Dollars)
Small in size, substantial in value: with the 0.5 g gold African Animals Elephant 2025, you acquire physical investment gold that fits into any hand and any portfolio. The coin weighs 0.5 grams, is made of 999.9 fine gold, and measures just 11.00 mm in diameter. It joins the ranks of sought-after collector's coins with very low mintages – yet at its core, it remains fully-fledged investment gold, whose value is oriented to the gold price. That is precisely the real reason to buy it: not the design, but the fine gold it contains.
As gold coins in gram format, such issues are ideally suited for building wealth step by step. Small amounts of gold add up over the years to a considerable value. And because gold is recognized worldwide and highly liquid, such a coin can be sold again at any time – the buy-back of physical gold works all around the globe.
A design full of impact: the elephant and the Big Five
The obverse shows a mighty African elephant striding frontally out of the steppe toward the viewer. Fine engravings render the skin texture, the widely spread ears, and the curved tusks; the scene is flanked by acacia silhouettes and the year 2025, framed by traditional African ornaments. The reverse brings together the Big Five – elephant, lion, leopard, rhinoceros, and buffalo – into a dense ensemble of wild animals and bears the details AU 9999, 0.5 g, 25 Dollars, and Republic of Liberia along with the national coat of arms. The elephant has always been regarded as a symbol of strength, wisdom, and steadfastness – qualities that also characterize the precious metal itself.
Highest minting quality: Proof
The coin is minted in Proof quality, the most elaborate finishing level of all. Mirror-polished surfaces and frosted, sculptural motifs create the noble depth effect that connoisseurs value in a Proof strike. The piece is delivered encapsulated in a themed coin card that atmospherically picks up on the elephant motif and the African savanna.
Why this issue is special
Two things make the African Animals Elephant 2025 a true rarity: the pure fine gold and the strictly limited mintage. Anyone familiar with the classic African Wildlife series and its well-known Somalia Elephant knows how coveted annually changing elephant designs in gold can be. This Liberia issue takes a notably exclusive path with its mintage of only 5,000 pieces worldwide – small quantities combined with sustained demand have, historically, formed the basis for long-term appreciation potential, without any concrete return ever being promised.
- Value retention: gold has been a proven store of value for over 6,000 years and has never had a value of zero.
- Substance instead of promises: the value rests on the physical fine gold – independent of the creditworthiness of individual states or currencies.
- Flexibility: tradable worldwide, sellable again at any time, and easily converted into cash.
- Small units: ideal for entering physical gold investment in manageable steps.
Gold is the world's oldest currency and retains its shine across generations. As a solid addition to a portfolio, it serves many investors both as an inflation hedge and as crisis protection, since it preserves purchasing power when confidence in paper money wavers. By the way: when selling physical gold, profits generally remain tax-free after a holding period of at least one year.
Despite the expressive design, what you are acquiring here is fully-fledged investment gold – minted fine gold whose value is oriented to the gold price. Also a great idea for gifting genuine investment gold on a personal occasion and passing on a lasting asset.
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