Andorra 5-CENTIMS (KM180)¶
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Reverse Eurasian Red Squirrel
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Obverse Andorran Coat of Arms
- Composition
- Brass
- Country
- Andorra
- Approx. Size
- 22mm
- Area
- Europe
- Animal Class
- Mammals
- Species
- Eurasian Red Squirrel
- KM#
- 180
In 2002 Andorra issued two 5-centims coins: one featuring a Capercaillie, and this one featuring the Eurasian Red Squirrel. The name "Esquirol" on the coin is Catalan for squirrel. Now that you know the name for "squirrel" in a language you may never have heard of, why not go ahead and learn how to say "squirrel" in 100 languages?
Andorra¶
- Area
- Europe
Andorra is a very tiny country on the slopes of the Pyrenees Mountains on the border of France and Spain. Luckily, it's on the sunny side of the mountains. Tradition says that Charlemagne granted Andorra independence in 806 for their help battling the Moors. The French and Spanish apparently respected that and the Andorrans enough to cooperate and share the task of looking out for Andorra. They started this cooperative task in 1278, and apparently continue to this day.
