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BROWN BEAR Pyrenees Silver Coin 5D Andorra 2010
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, I am a: 5 DINARS SILVER COIN - FLORA AND FAUNA OF PYRENEES - BROWN BEAR - ANDORRA 2010 CANTABRIAN BROWN BEAR FROM FLORA AND FAUNA OF PYRENEES SERIESListed on Spain's National Catalogue of Endangered Species as being in danger of extinction and in the European Mammal Assessment as Critically Endangered, the Cantabrian brown bear’s existence in Spain is not widely known on an international level. This coin issued by Principat of Andorra in 2010 to celebrate this beautiful animal and to highlight the importance to help this specie. The coin reverse depicts a beautiful Cantabrian bear, on left side the legend "FAUNA I FLORA DELS PIRENEUS", on the right edge "OS BRU". The coin obverse depicts the Principat d'Andorra State Coat of Arms. BACKGROUND AND HISTORY CANTABRIAN BROWN BEARCantabrian brown bear refers to a population of Eurasian brown bears (Ursus actos arctos) living in the Cantabrian Mountains of Spain. In Spain, it is known as the Oso pardo cantábrico and, more locally, in Asturias as Osu. It is timid and will avoid human contact whenever possible. The Cantabrian brown bear can live for around 25-30 years in the wild. Weighing in at an average of 130kg for females and 180kg for males and measuring between 1.6m – 2m in length and between 0.90m -1m in height, the Cantabrian brown bear, or Oso pardo cantábrico, is one of the smallest of the brown bear family. Historically, the Cantabrian brown bear was seen by man to be competition for food. Having once roamed most of the mountains of the Iberian peninsular, the Cantabrian brown bear’s population was reduced in the first half of the twentieth century to two isolated pockets in the mountains of the Cordillera Cantábrica and to a tiny enclave in the Pyrenees. Systematic persecution through hunting led to a drastic decline in numbers, a total ban not coming into force until 1973. Latest, most optimistic figures for the Cantabrian mountains give a total of around 140 bears split between a population straddling the borders of Asturias, León, Galicia and Cantabria . Metal: Silver 925 Country: Andorra Year: 2010 Face value: 5 Dinars Weight: 15.5 g Diameter: 35 mm Grade: UNC Quality: Proof Mintage: 3.000 pcs in the world Certificate COA: Yes Box: Yes ***** 
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