1 Dalasi 1998 front 1 Dalasi 1998 back
1 Dalasi 1998 photo
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1 Dalasi

1998 year
Copper-nickel 8.81 g 28 mm
Description
Issuer
The Gambia
Period
Republic (1970-date)
Type
Standard circulation coin
Year
1998
Value
1 Dalasi 1 GMD = USD 0.014
Currency
Dalasi (1971-date)
Composition
Copper-nickel
Weight
8.81 g
Diameter
28 mm
Thickness
1.7 mm
Shape
Heptagonal (7-sided)
Technique
Milled
Orientation
Medal alignment ↑↑
Updated
2024-10-04
References
Numista
N#5015
Rarity index
8%

Reverse

A Slender-snouted crocodile, looking right

Scripts: Arabic, Latin

Lettering:
1
DALASI
دَلَسِ

Engraver: Michael Rizzello

Edge

Reeded on straight edges, plain on angles

Comment

The West African slender-snouted crocodile (Mecistops cataphractus), or slender-snouted crocodile, is a critically endangered species of African crocodile. It is estimated that less than 500 individuals remain in the wild.