772) Giant Anteater: "Wildlife of Nicaragua" Coin Series: Third Coin in the Series: A 100 Cordobas Silver Proof Coin issued by the Banco Central de Nicaragua in 2018, minted by the New Zealand Mint:
Nicaragua set between the Pacific Ocean and the Caribbean Sea is a Central American country known for its dramatic terrain of lakes, volcanoes and beaches. To its North are El Salvador and Honduras, while to Nicaraga's South is Granada (noted for its Spanish colonial architecture) and Costa Rica. The vast Lake Managua and the iconic strato-volcano Momotombo are located North of the Nicaraguan capital Managua. The Cordoba is its currency (C$).
The Banco Central de Nicaragua has issued its third coin in a Coin Series which highlights the the Central American country's wildlife that is both prevalent and in many cases unique to the country or the region.
A banner showing the Obverse and Reverse of the Giant Anteater 100 Cordobas Coin placed against a backdrop of the forest habitat of the Giant Ant-eater
About the Giant Ant-eater:
The Giant Ant-eater is a solitary and harmless animal that can grow up to 215 centimetres long. The Giant Ant-eater has no teeth. Instead it possesses a long snout and efficient tongue to swallow its favourite food whole.
Its fur is dense and thick and it has a long bushy tail that it uses as a blanket or sunshade. It can detect an ant-hill or termite nest using its highly developed sense of smell.
Its long. sticky tongue, housed inside its elongated head, facilitates it to eat up to 30,000 ants and termites in a single day.
The Coin:
The Reverse of the 100 Cordobas Coin shows a Giant Ant-eater in its natural forest habitat, feeding on ants/termites. On the upper periphery is mentioned "GIANT ANTEATER. OSO HORMIGUERA GIGANTE" and on the lower periphery of the coin is mentioned the denomination of the coin "100 Cordobas".
The Banco Central de Nicaragua has issued its third coin in a Coin Series which highlights the the Central American country's wildlife that is both prevalent and in many cases unique to the country or the region.
About the Giant Ant-eater:
The Giant Ant-eater is a solitary and harmless animal that can grow up to 215 centimetres long. The Giant Ant-eater has no teeth. Instead it possesses a long snout and efficient tongue to swallow its favourite food whole.
Its fur is dense and thick and it has a long bushy tail that it uses as a blanket or sunshade. It can detect an ant-hill or termite nest using its highly developed sense of smell.
Its long. sticky tongue, housed inside its elongated head, facilitates it to eat up to 30,000 ants and termites in a single day.
The Coin:
The Obverse of the 100 Cordobas Coin shows the Coat of arms/Crest/Emblem of Nicaragua in the centre, below which is the year of issue "2018". The inscriptions are "REPUBLICA DE NICARAGUA" (on the upper periphery) and "AMERICA CENTRAL" (on the lower periphery).
The Emblem/Crest of Nicaragua:
The present Nicaraguan Emblem was adopted in 1971 and features a triangle encircled by the words in gold colour "REPUBLICA DE NICARAGUA" on the top and "AMERICA CENTRAL" on the bottom.
The Equilateral triangle stands for EQUALITY.
The Rainbow in the centre stands for PEACE.
The Phrygian Cap ("Gorro Frigio") in the middle signifies FREEDOM.
The five Volcanoes represent the UNION and the FRATERNITY between the five Central American countries.
The specifications of this coin are:
Coin Denomination: C$100 (100 Cordobas); Metal Composition: .999 Fine Silver (Ag); Diameter/Size: 40.0 mm; Weight: 31.10 grams or 1 Troy Oz; Diameter/Size: 40.0 mm; Coin Quality: Proof with applied colour; Country of Issue: Nicaragua; Mint: New Zealand Mint; Mintage: 5,000 pieces; Edge: Milled; Year of issue: 2018.
The custom-made wooden box in which the encapsulated coin is housed
The wooden box displays the Nicaraguan Crest/Emblem on the lid of the box
The outer box/covering displays the Giant Ant-eater Coin design and complements Nicaragua's Wildlife theme for this Coin Series. The coin comes with a Certificate of Authenticity (COA)written in both Spanish and English
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