Not a name you would traditionally expect in the bullion coin market, AllCollect released this bullion series in 2019. Predators is a one ounce silver series with a 15,000 mintage, that employs multiple finishes to give the finished article a unique look. The background field of each issue has a prooflike (mirror) finish, and
the animal and the ground itself is done in a matte finish. The imprint
(paw, stinger etc.) is partly incused and part-finished in
reverse-proof. The rest of the coin, including the obverse, is struck to
a brilliant uncirculated standard.

The subjects are the great predatory animals from all classes of wildlife, but the coin layout remains consistent. The obverse carries the emblem of the issuing nation, the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Formerly known as Zaire, the DRC is actually the eleventh largest country in the world by surface area. There are also Golden Enigma style variants available (with chromite colour and gilding), but these are considerably more expensive.

The mintage is capped at 15,000 pieces, with an extra 5,000 of the chromite versions (three are shown below). There’s also a half-gram minigold series that carry the same artwork, but struck to a proof finish. These are issued by Senegal and there is a decent looking collection folder to hold the whole set, but we understand it was only available as a subscription through a German TV shopping channel. This 16-issue series was followed by one featuring extinct predators.