2020 Latvia 5 EURO silver coin old reptile animal VENTASTEGA

Description: Hello! We are selling 5 EUR silver coin „Ventastega" The silver collector coin of Latvijas Banka is dedicated to an original and outstanding evidence of Latvian history providing an opportunity to learn about and understand the course of evolution, thus making the finding of Latvia's scientists particularly important globally.The fossil remains of Ventastega curonica were found at rock exposures in the Venta River basin near Skrunda in Kurzeme. The name of the species bears reference to the Venta and Kurzeme, and by this name this animal is recognised among scientists and prehistory enthusiasts all over the world. Ventastega was a four-legged predator, with its length slightly over one metre; it lived approximately 365 million years ago. At that time, the territory of the present-day Latvia was located some degrees to the South from the equator, at the south-eastern edge of the palaeocontinent of Euramerica.Rocks and the fossils of animals and plants preserved in them are the only evidence from so ancient times. Just a few findings of Devonian tetrapod fossils are known today. Therefore, the findings of Latvian ventastega and the related lobe-finned fish are of considerable scientific importance in learning about the evolution of vertebrates.This coin is special as the ventastega's skeleton is marked with photo luminescent print. Keep the coin in direct bright light for at least 40 seconds; then look at it in the dark - ventastega's skeleton will glow.The graphic design and plaster model of the collector coin was created by artist Ivars Drulle.The coin was struck by Koninklijke Nederlandse Munt (the Netherlands). Type:Silver coinMaterial:Silver 925°Issuance Date:2020Month:NovemberNominal Value:5 EURMaximum Mintage:3 000Quality:ProofWeight (g):22.00Diameter (mm):35.00

Price: 111 USD

Location: Jūrmala

End Time: 2024-01-27T16:13:49.000Z

Shipping Cost: 9.5 USD