3372) "Parasaurolophus", Niue Island: Coin minted by: The Czech Mint: "Coin Series - The prehistoric world": "The wondrous world of Mesozoic Lizards": Denomination: $1 (One Dollar - NZD): Fifth Coin in the Series: Date/Year of Coin issue: 04/2023:
The Czech Mint's twelve-part series entitled Prehistoric World presents the wondrous realm of Mesozoic lizards – not only the dinosaurs that ruled the land, but also their relatives that conquered the sea and the air.
Diminutive creatures of all shapes and sizes disappeared from the world 66 million years ago, leaving behind only old bones and burning questions.
What did they look like? What did they do for a living? How did they communicate? How did they fight? How did they care for the young?
Many of the answers can be found on the brightly coloured silver coins.
The Fifth Coin release resembles the Parasaurolophus:
The fifth Mesozoic lizard to appear on the Czech Mint's silver coin from the Prehistoric World series is the Parasaurolophus.
Parasaurolophus, which was classified as a herbivorous duck-billed hadrosaur, boasted a distinctive bony crest on its head. This promontory, which could measure up to 180 centimetres in the case of a ten-metre-long dinosaur, was hollow and connected to the air passages.
It enabled Parasaurolophus to make impressive sounds that resembled a drawn-out, resonant roar and allowed it to communicate with other dinosaurs over long distances.
The bone tube also provided an exceptionally sensitive sense of smell and aided in thermoregulation. Females had a much shorter crest than males.
The Coin:
As the licence to issue the commemorative coins of the Czech Mint is granted by the Pacific island of Niue, the Obverse bears its necessary attributes - the "national emblem", the nominal value of "1 DOLLAR (NZD)" and the year of issue "2023".
The specifications of the Silver One Dollar Coin are:
Country of issue: Niue Island; Denomination: $1 (One Dollar - NZD); Date of Coin issue: 04/2023; Coin Series Theme: "Coin Series - The prehistoric world"; Coin Theme: "Prehistoric world -Parasaurolophus"; Coin Quality: Proof (P), Coloured issue; Mintage: 1,000 pieces; Designer: Petr Patka, DiS; Numbered issue: No; Certificate of Authenticuty (COA): Yes; Metal Composition: .999 Fineness Silver (Ag); Weight: 31.1 grams or 1.00 Oz; Diameter/Size: 37.00 mm; Packaging: Black leather case; Capsule: Yes.
- One can save the coin dedicated to the dinosaur in a collector's album, which is full of interesting facts about the life of giant lizards.
The Czech Mint's twelve-pieces series of commemorative coins titled "Prehistoric World" presents the wondrous realm of Mesozoic lizards - not only the dinosaurs that ruled the land, but also their relatives that conquered the sea and air.
The creatures of all shapes and sizes disappeared from the world 66 million years ago, leaving only old bones and burning questions. How did they look like? What did they eat? How did they communicate? How did they fight? How did they care for their young?
Many of the answers can be found inside this collector's album that is packed with pictures and interesting facts about the lives of the following creatures:
Tyrannosaurus (2022)
Triceratops (2022)
Ankylosaurus (2022)
Pachycephalosaurus (2022)
Parasaurolophus (2023)
Maiasaura (2023)
Pteranodon (2023)
Archaeopteryx (2023)
Brachiosaurus (2024)
Stegosaurus (2024)
Plesiosaurus (2024)
Ichthyosaurus (2024)
The album is bilingual - it contains texts in Czech and English.
Links to "The Coin Series - The Prehistoric World - The wondrous world of Mesozoic Lizards:
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