1kg Silver Ocean Five Turtle 2022 (Mintage: 100 | Proof | Certificate No. 100)
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Sea turtle
One sea, many animals.Back, often after decades.
1 kg of silver, in proof quality, issuing country Niue. The image shows a sea turtle above corals.
Sea turtle on 1 kg of silver, reverse, image
1 kg of silver, in proof quality, issuing country Niue. The image shows a sea turtle above corals.
The animal
The females usually return home to the area where they hatched.
There they lay their eggs, often decades later. The US ocean agency NOAA therefore calls sea turtles remarkable navigators.
Source: NOAA Fisheries
The coin
Ocean Five
Ocean Five shows five animals of the sea: dolphin, great white shark, turtle, octopus and orca.
The silver coins each weigh one kilogram, measure 100 millimetres and are struck in proof quality, 100 pieces per design, each in a white wooden case with a sea scene.
The obverse bears the portrait of Elizabeth II, NIUE and 50 dollars.
One sea, many animals
Every animal has a trait of its own
SeahorseThe male becomes pregnant and gives birth to the young.
DolphinCommon bottlenose dolphins develop their own unmistakable whistle.
Hammerhead sharkWith both eyes at once, it sees more ahead than related sharks.
StingrayIt breathes through openings on top of its head, even when buried in the sand.
OctopusIt has three hearts and blue blood.
OrcaIts calls serve the family as a sign of recognition.
Humpback whaleIts name Megaptera means “big-winged”, after its long pectoral fins.
Emperor penguinIt dives deeper than any other bird.
Each trait comes from a specialist source.
At a glance
- Issuing country
- Niue
- Face value
- 50 dollars
- Metal
- silver
- Weight
- 1 kg
- Diameter
- 100 mm
- Quality
- Proof
- Mintage
- 100 pieces
- Year
- 2022
One sea, many animals, each with a trait of its own.
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