Congo – 2013 – 1000 Francs – Black Beauties BLACK LEOPARD (PROOF)

Description

Metal: Silver .925
Weight: 20 gr
Diameter: 38.61 mm
Mintage: 999 pcs

A black panther is typically a melanistic color variant of any of several species of larger cat. In the Americas, wild ‘black panthers’ may be black jaguars (Panthera onca), while in Asia and Africa, black leopards (Panthera pardus); in Asia, possibly the very rare black tigers (Panthera tigris). Smaller wild cats, like jaguarundi, may also be black.

Captive black panthers may be black jaguars, or more commonly black leopards.