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Aruba: National bird, prikichi, features on new colourful silver coin

The Central Bank of Aruba have issued (12th October) a new silver crown-size coin which celebrates the island nation’s national bird — the “prikichi.” Responding to a concerted effort and request by Aruban Bird Conservation, the Council of Ministers of Aruba approved a proposal to declare the prikichi Aruba’s national bird on the 7th February 2017

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Aruba: National bird, prikichi, features on new colourful silver coin

The Central Bank of Aruba have issued (12th October) a new silver crown-size coin which celebrates the island nation’s national bird — the “prikichi.” Responding to a concerted effort and request by Aruban Bird Conservation, the Council of Ministers of Aruba approved a proposal to declare the prikichi Aruba’s national bird on the 7th February 2017

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Portugal: New “Endangered Species” Series Begins With Iberian Lynx

On October 12 the Imprensa Nacional Casa da Moeda (INCM) launched a new coin series that will highlight various endangered wildlife species in the region and the conservation efforts to preserve them. (Scroll down for more about this remarkable animal

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