# 607 - African Animals - Part 4

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Several months ago I wrote about a series of medals depicting African animals.

The medals are pristine but the capsules were in a very bad shape. At that time I had not found new capsules yet and I promised that I would rewrite this series when they were with me.

So this time arrived. There is no round capsules with a diameter of 51mm (I bought a few with a diameter of 50mm, but it was not enough to fit), but I found square capsules of the right size.

In 1971-72 the Franklin Mint received a commission from the East African Wild Life Society to mint twenty medals depicting wild animals that lived in East Africa.

That would be "The Big Game" medals.

The medals are really big! Each weights 2.1oz (65.3g) with 92.5% silver purity. The design was from sculptor Anthony Jones and they have a Proof finish.

I have only ten of the twenty medals, but I am still looking for the others.

They will be shown in no particular order.

A strange thing happened when I took all the photos. In spite of the medals being white (non colored), all the photos of the animals appear with a kind of red sky and a dark blue background, while the photos of the reverses are exactly as the medals are (white).

The photos were taken at the same place, same light and the same order (always obverse and reverse of the same medal).

Why did it happen? If someone knows, please comment below.

The fourth medal shows the Reticulated Giraffes.

The reticulated giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis reticulata), is a subspecies of giraffe native to the Horn of Africa. It lives in Somalia, northern Kenya and southern Ethiopia.
It is one of the most commonly seen giraffes in zoos. Its coat consists of large, polygonal, brown-colored spots outlined by a network of white lines.

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Thank you for reading. Please comment, upvote, resteem and advise me.

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This medallion I really like! 👍💪🏻I think that this is the only silver piece I’ve seen with giraffes! They are beautiful animals, towering high and very gentle creatures. 🥰 have a great Sunday, @ronaldoavelino, thanks for sharing this medallion. Take care 😍🌺🤙

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I got this from numista. It is a 2018 50 Francs from Rwanda.

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Not very many of these on Ebay; Roan Antelope and Thomson Gazelle rounds.
Must look great as an entire set.

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Thank you, my friend! I will try to buy the Thomson Gazelle.
I just went to Ebay and discovered that all are bronze medallions, not silver. I will keep trying. Thanks again.

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VERY nice! I really like the detail. I'm not sure what to say about the coloring. I recently took a picture of two silver rounds that were identical, but in the picture, one almost looked like it was gold washed and the other not. I'm guessing it's something to do with the lighting angle, but that it didn't affect both rounds. Maybe something like that for yours? Thank you for sharing.

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It could be. I have taken photos of hundreds of silver coins and it never occured before...Thanks for commenting.

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