Dama Gazelle 50 Dinars Algeria Authentic Coin Money for Jewelry and Craft Making (Addra Gazelle) or (Mhorr gazelle) (Ménas) (Bimetallic)
CONDITION VERY-FINE to XFINE
Reverse: A head of Dama Gazelle (Nanger dama, formerly Gazella d.) looking left is accompanied with the year in the Islamic and the Gregorian calendars and surrounded with a stylized pattern inspired by the arches of the Ottoman period
Obverse: The face value is surrounded with the Arabic inscription "Bank of Algeria" (on top) and "dinars" (underneath) and two stars.
Figure 50 design refers to an architecture item from the Ottoman era.
Lettering: بنك الجزائر
50
دينارا
Features
Issuer Algeria
Period People's Democratic Republic (1962-date)
Type Standard circulation coin
Years 1413-1442 (1992-2021)
Calendar Islamic (Hijri)
Value 50 Dinars
50 DZD = USD 0.36
Currency Dinar (1964-date)
Composition Bimetallic: stainless steel center in aluminium-bronze ring
Weight 9.27 g
Diameter 28.5 mm
Thickness 2.26 mm
Shape Round
Orientation Coin alignment ↑↓
Number N# 595
References KM# 126, Schön# 42
Wikipedia:
The dama gazelle (Nanger dama) also known as the "addra gazelle" or "mhorr gazelle", is a species of gazelle. It lives in Africa, in the Sahara desert and the Sahel. A critically endangered species, it has disappeared from most of its former range due to overhunting and habitat loss, and natural populations only remain in Chad, Mali, and Niger. Its habitat includes grassland, shrubland, semi-deserts, open savanna and mountain plateaus. Its diet includes grasses, leaves (especially Acacia leaves), shoots, and fruit.
In Niger, the dama gazelle has become a national symbol. Under the Hausa name meyna or ménas, the dama gazelle appears on the badge of the Niger national football team, who are popularly called the Ménas.
