POLAND – GREY SEAL – 2 ZLOTY – 2007 – UNCIRCULATED NORDIC GOLD CROWN—This is the eagerly-awaited yearly issue of wildlife coins from Poland, which features the Grey Seal (Halichoerus grypus). Also comes in a 20 Zlotych Proof Silver Crown that is also available on this website. Would make a spectacular addition to any collection of wildlife or world coins.
On January 28th, 2004 the National Bank of Poland issued this 2 Zlote Nordic Gold coin as part of the “Animals of the World” series. Featured on this coin is the Harbor Porpoise (Phocoena phocoena L.), a marine mammal and the only species of cetaceans living in the Baltic Sea. Would make a nice gift for any collectors of wildlife or world coins.
The Atlantic bottlenose dolphins are small cetaceans that have a long, beaklike snout, a sickle-shaped dorsal fin, and sharp teeth. They are Odontoceti (toothed whales) and have one blowhole. Bottlenose dolphins live in small groups called pods. The bottlenose dolphin can grow to be 12 feet long, and can attain weights of more than 1,400 pounds, although generally are smaller than this. Bottlenose dolphins are hunters that fish mostly at the surface of the water, eating mostly fish and squid. They have many pairs of sharp, pointed teeth distributed in both the upper and lower jaws. Bottlenose dolphins live in small pods of up to 12 whales and are very social animals. Often, many pods group together to form congregations of hundreds of dolphins. Dolphins can dive down to more than 1,000 feet and can jump up to 20 feet out of the water. A bow rider is a dolphin that hitches a rides in the bow wave in front of a ship. The dolphin surfs using the pressure created in front of a moving ship. Dolphins breathe air at the surface of the water through a single blowhole located near the top of the head. They need to breathe about every 2 minutes, but can hold their breath for several minutes. Their blow is a single, explosive cloud. Bottlenose dolphins live near the coast and inshore waters from northern Cape Hatteras to southern Florida and westward through the Gulf of Mexico.
As issued by the Pobjoy Mint in its original presentation case with a Certificate of Authenticity.
This note is listed in Krause’s Standard Catalog of World Paper Money as Pick-275.
Somali Republic – Hunter & Hunted – Seal – 25 Shillings – 2013 – Gold-plated Colored Coin
Somali Rep – Hunter & Hunted – Great White Shark – 25 Shillings – 2013 – Gold-plated Colored Coin
Somali Republic – Hunter & Hunted – Crocodile – 25 Shillings – 2013 – Gold-plated Colored Coin
Sealife of St Helena – Cod – 25 Pence – 2013 – Gold-plated Colored Crown
Sealife of St Helena – Flounder – 25 Pence – 2013 – Gold-plated Colored Crown
Sealife of St Helena – Napoleon Fish – 25 Pence – 2013 – Gold-plated Colored Crown
Isle of Man – Year of the Ocean – Whale Shark – One Crown – 1998 – Br. Uncirculated – KM-897
Isle of Man – Year of the Ocean – Blue Whale – One Crown – 1998 – Brilliant Uncirculated – KM-897
Nightingale Island – Sub-Antarctic Fur Seal – One Crown – 2011 – Prooflike – Nightingale Island is an active volcanic island that is part of the Tristan da Cunha group. Though it has no permanent inhabitants, Tristan da Cunha has issued this coin for the island to focus attention on the sub-Antarctic Fur Seal. The sub-Antarctic fur seal is medium-sized compared with other fur seals. Males grow to six feet and 350 pounds, whereas females are substantially smaller: four and one-half feet and 110 pounds. Both sexes have distinctive, creamy-orange chests and faces. Males have a dark grey to black back, females are lighter grey and their bellies are more brownish. Pups are black at birth, but molt at about three months. The snout is short and flat. The flippers are short and broad. Sub-Antarctic fur seals live for about 20 to 25 years. About 300,000 of the species are alive today, probably substantially down from when they were first discovered in 1810, as they were hunted for their pelts throughout the 19th century. Due in part to the Convention for the Conservation of Antarctic Seals, populations are recovering rapidly.
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