Andorra 5-CENTIMS (KM181)¶
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Reverse CAPERCAILLIE
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Obverse Andorran Coat of Arms
- Composition
- Brass
- Country
- Andorra
- Approx. Size
- 22mm
- Area
- Europe
- Animal Class
- Birds
- Species
- Capercaillie
- KM#
- 181
The Capercaille is related to the Turkey and is the biggest grouse in the world. There are a lot of them running about the forests in Andorra. At least there were a lot of them, but there has also been a lot of hunting as the Capercaillie represents an important food source.
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.
