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Sierra Leone Legal Tender Dinosaur Crown Brontosaurus 2006 BU
$16.99We’re all familiar with the brontosaurus, one of the earliest dinosaurs to make it big in film and TV. Remember Bedrock and Fred’s pet Dino? Oddly enough the brontosaurus technically never existed as such. The proper appelation of this Sauropod is “Apatosaurus”, “Brontosaurus” being the misnomer that occurred due to a case of mistaken identity. In 1874 O. C. Marsh unearthed a nearly complete sauropod skeleton and dubbed it “Brontosaurus”. The Brontosaurus became one of the most identifiable and popular of all dinosaurs. In 1903, however, scientists determined that Brontosaurus fossils were not from a new species, but from a dinosaur already discovered, the Apatosaurus. To add to the confusion Marsh had no skull for his Bronto/Apatosaurus find and substituted the skull of another sauropod, Camarasaurus, in a museum display. It was not until the 1970’s that this was discovered and a more proper picture of the Apatosaurus was able to be presented. The name “Brontosaurus” was not formally removed from the records of paleontology until 1974.—Apatosaurus (Deceptive Lizard) weighed as much as 30 tons and measured up to 21 metres (70 feet) long.. All Sauropods were plant eaters.
Sierra Leone Legal Tender Wildlife Crown Cheetah 2007 BU
$16.99Sierra Leone – Legal Tender Wildlife Crown – Cheetah – 2007 – Brilliant Uncirculated
Sierra Leone 2007 Legal Tender Wildlife Crown Rhino 2007 BU
$16.99Sierra Leone – Legal Tender Wildlife Crown – Rhino – 2007 – Brilliant Uncirculated
Sierra Leone 2007 Legal Tender Wildlife Crown Bull Elephant BU
$16.99Sierra Leone – Legal Tender Wildlife Crown – Bull Elephant – 2007 – Brilliant Uncirculated
Sierra Leone Legal Tender Wildlife Crown Zebra 2007 BU
$16.99Sierra Leone – Legal Tender Wildlife Crown – Zebra – 2007 – Brilliant Uncirculated
Sierra Leone Legal Tender Wildlife Coin Chimpanzee 2006 BU Prooflike
$19.99The chimpanzee lives in the rainforest and savanna of equatorial Africa. Chimpanzees are typically three to five feet tall and weigh ninety to one hundred and ten pounds. They have light-colored, black, or blotchy skin, and large protruding ears. Partly because of their intelligence, these animals have been used extensively for scientific research. In 1961 the chimp Ham orbited the Earth in a rocket, preceding human astronauts. The demand for live chimpanzees for zoos and research has led to a significant decline in their population. Chimpanzees eat plants, ants, termites, and occasionally meat. They live and travel in small groups, communicating and expressing their moods with a variety of hoots, grunts, roars, and screams. They apparently delight in their own sounds. Chimpanzees have also demonstrated the ability to use and make tools, share and cooperate for the common good, express complex emotions and communicate using sign language. Issued under authority of the Government of Sierra Leone in 2006, this One Dollar legal tender crown-sized (38.6mm) coin features the Chimpanzee on its reverse.
Sierra Leone Legal Tender Wildlife Coin Impala 2006 BU Prooflike
$19.99An impala is a medium-sized African deer. The name impala comes from the Zulu language. Impalas weigh about 120 pounds, are reddish-brown in color with lighter flanks, and have white underbellies. The male has lyre-shaped horns. Impalas are among the most beautiful and graceful of the antelopes. Impalas are found at grassland and woodland edges, usually very close by water. They are among the dominant species in many savannas. Exceedingly agile, impalas are capable of leaping over thirty feet in a single bound. They are gregarious creatures and are usually found in herds, often a male with many females. They are common throughout Southern Africa. Their food consists of a mixture of grasses and woody species. Issued under authority of the Government of Sierra Leone in 2006, this One Dollar legal tender crown-sized (38.6mm) coin features the Impala on its reverse.
Sierra Leone Legal Tender Wildlife Coin Lion 2006 BU Prooflike
$19.99Sierra Leone – Legal Tender Wildlife Crown – Lion – 2006 – Brilliant Uncirculated — Issued under authority of the Government of Sierra Leone in 2006, this One Dollar legal tender crown-sized (38.6mm) coin features the King of the Jungle on its reverse.
Sierra Leone Legal Tender Wildlife Coin Camel 2006 BU Prooflike
$19.99Featured on this crown is a Camelus, commonly known as a Dromedary camel because it only has a single hump. It is native to the dry and desert areas of Asia and northern Africa and has an average life expectancy of thirty to fifty years. The name camel comes from the Greek kamelos, the Arabic jamal or the Hebrew gahmal, all meaning “camel”. Humans first domesticated camels approximately 5,000 years ago. The Dromedary Camel is used for milk, meat and as a beast of burden in northern Africa and western Asia.