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2020 Austria Copper-Nickel 2020 Austria Copper-Nickel Mosasaurus Hoffmanni PN PN
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| SKU | 01520005 |
|---|---|
| Description | 4 – loose |
| Condition | Newly minted |
| Face Value | EUR 3 |
| Country | Austria |
| Weight (g) | 20.000000 |
| Fine Weight (g) | 0.000000 |
| Material | Copper-Nickel |
| Diameter (mm) | 34 |
| Condition | PN |
| Mintage | 65000 |
| Series | Super Saurs |
| Issue Date | 12.02.2020 |
| Delivery date | Immediate |
The largest and most impressive animals to have ever lived are celebrated in Supersaurs. The series brings prehistoric giants back to life in the shape of 12 superb
glow-in-the-dark coins, each one dedicated to a prehistoric behemoth that ruled
the waves, roamed the land or dominated the skies. The second coin features Mosasaurus, the largest marine reptile, which hunted in the seas of the late Cretaceous
period before dying out some 66 million years ago.
Descended from land-dwelling monitor lizards, though equipped with flippers,
Mosasaurus was a carnivorous sea-dwelling reptile found in Western Europe and
North America, and possibly in Japan and New Zealand. Mosasaurus means ‘Meuse lizard’, as the first specimen was found near the River Meuse in the Netherlands.
The giant reptile comprised almost 40 different genera with numerous species, the
largest known, M. hoffmanni, reaching lengths of up to 17 metres. Experts believe
that Mosasaurus lived near the surface of the water, where it preyed on fish, turtles,
birds, pterosaurs and plesiosaurs. Despite its ability to do so, it is believed that
Mosasaurus did not dive into deeper waters.
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