10 Pesos (Manatee and Zapata Rail)
Basic Information
Category
Coin
Ruler
Second Republic (Wikidata)
Technique
Milled
Orientation
coin
Demonetization
Yes (Date: 2009-00-00)
Face Value
10 Pesos (Numeric: 10)
Engravers
Obverse
Charles Edward Barber
References
KM #912
Physical Characteristics
Composition
Silver (.999)
Weight
20 g
Size
38 mm
Shape
Round
Technical Details
Obverse Lettering
REPUBLICA DE CUBA 20 G 10 PESOS AG 0.999
Reverse Lettering
Manatí FAUNA EN PELIGRO DE EXTINCIÓN 2009 Gallinuela de Santo Tomás
Comments
image source; Ecured.cu
Manatí (Manatee) is a big water mammal, that lives in swallow waters, mainly rivers, but also on saltwater coasts; they need regular access to fresh water, to help their metabolism, and need a template habitat, since can't survive under 15º. They are vegetarians, and have no predators out of humans; anyways is suspected orcs occasionally chase them, as being a big, slow animal, is an easy capture for them; but orcs use to live at colder water. Is thought the term "Manati" comes from Taíno language, meaning "with breasts", as females have tits under the flips.
image source: Ecured.cu
Gallinuela de Santo Tomas (Zapata Rail) is a bird of middle size, similar to cranes, only found at Zapata swamp. Has no subspecies, and was never found on other regions.
Both animals are in risk or extinction, mainly owing to losing natural habitats.