Maldives 50-LAARI (KM77)¶
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Reverse: LOGGERHEAD SEA TURTLE
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Obverse: Denomination
- Composition
- Nickel-brass
- Country
- Maldives
- Approx. Size
- 23.4mm
- Area
- Asia
- Animal Class
- Reptiles
- Species
- Loggerhead sea turtle
- KM#
- 77
The loggerhead is the world's largest hard-shelled turtle, growing up 210 cm long when fully grown. They are found all around the world, in warmer waters. Once extensively hunted for their meat and eggs, Loggerheads are now an endangered species and are protected in most countries.
Maldives¶
- Area
- Asia
The Republic of Maldives (aka the Maldive Islands) is an island nation in the Indian Ocean approximately 600 km south-west of the southern tip of India. It is made up of about 200 inhabitated islands amongst over 1,100 total islands in 26 coral atolls spread over 90,000 square kilometers. (Which means it is spread pretty thin.) It is the lowest country in the world, with an average height of only 1.5 m above sea level, and it also boasts the lowest high-point of any country, with its highest hill rising to 2.5 m above sea level.In November 2008, the president of the Maldives began the process of looking for a place to move his country due to global warming, with India, Sri Lanka, and Australia being candidates. The plan is to purchase new land with money from tourism. So see them while you can, and help secure the peoples' future while you vacation.
