Swordfish Tristan Da Cunha Nightingale Island 2011 One Penny Legal Tender Copper Commemorative Coin Uncirculated Comes In Sealed Plastic Bag From Mint

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SWORDFISH
Tristan Da Cunha Nightingale Island
2011 One Penny Legal Tender Copper Commemorative Coin Uncirculated 
Comes In Sealed Plastic Bag From Mint

Great addition for your world commemorative coin and/or fish collection!

This coin shows a Swordfish, “Nightingale Island,” and “One Penny” on the front.

Queen Elizabeth II, “Tristan da Cunha,” and “2011” are on the back.

One Penny legal tender coin from Tristan da Cunha.

This 18 mm diameter coin is smaller than USA penny (19.05 mm in diameter) and about the same size as USA dime (17.91 mm in diameter).

Edge is smooth.

The swordfish is named after its bill, which resembles a sword.  Swordfish (Xiphias gladius), also known as broadbills in some countries, are large, highly migratory, predatory fish characterized by a long, flat bill.  They are a popular sport fish of the billfish category, though elusive.  Swordfish are elongated, round-bodied, and lose all teeth and scales by adulthood.  These fish are found widely in tropical and temperate parts of the Atlantic, Pacific, and Indian Oceans, and can typically be found from near the surface to a depth of 550 m (1,800 ft).  They commonly reach 3 m (9.8 ft) in length, and the maximum reported is 4.55 m (14.9 ft) in length and 650 kg (1,430 lb) in weight.

Contrary to popular belief, the “sword” is not used to spear, but instead may be used to slash at its prey to injure the prey animal, to make for an easier catch.  Mainly, the swordfish relies on its great speed and agility in the water to catch its prey.  It is undoubtedly among the fastest fish, but the basis for the frequently quoted speed of 97 km/h (60 mph) is unreliable.

Swordfish are vigorous, powerful fighters.  When hooked or harpooned, they have been known to dive so quickly, they have impaled their swords into the ocean bottom up to their eyes.  Although no unprovoked attacks on humans have been reported, swordfish can be very dangerous when harpooned.  They have run their swords through the planking of small boats when hurt.  In 2015, a Hawaiian fisherman was killed by a swordfish after he attempted to spear it.

Swordfish are known to frequent the waters near Tristan da Cunha.

For these reasons, Tristan da Cunha decided to commemorate the  swordfish on this coin.

Nightingale Island is an active volcanic island that is part of the Tristan da Cunha group.  Though it has no permanent inhabitants, Tristan da Cunha has issued a series of wildlife commemorative coins in honor of  the island. 

This listing is for one coin only – the flying fish coin.

Tristan da Cunha, colloquially Tristan, is both a remote group of volcanic islands in the south Atlantic Ocean and the main island of that group.  It is the most remote inhabited archipelago in the world, 2,000 kilometres (1,200 miles) from the nearest inhabited land, Saint Helena, and 2,400 kilometers (1,500 miles) from the nearest continental land, South Africa.  It is 3,360 kilometres (2,090 miles) from South America.  The territory consists of the main island, Tristan da Cunha, which has a north–south length of 11.27 kilometres (7.00 miles) and an area of 98 square kilometres (38 sq mile), and the smaller, uninhabited Nightingale Island and the wildlife reserves of Inaccessible and Gough islands.  As of January 2017, the main island has 262 permanent inhabitants.  Edinburgh of the Seven Seas is the only major settlement of Tristan da Cunha, and contains a small port, the Administrator’s residence, and the post office.  The other islands are uninhabited, except for the personnel of a weather station on Gough Island.

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  THERE MAY BE SOME DISCLORATION, TONING AND/OR SPOTTING.

COIN MAY HAVE SUPERFICIAL NICKS AND SCRATCHES.

COIN YOU RECEIVE MAY DIFFER FROM THAT SHOWN IN PHOTO BUT WILL BE IN SAME GENERAL CONDITION.  COLOR AND HUE OF COIN YOU RECEIVE MAY VARY FROM THAT SHOWN DUE TO COMPUTER AND PHOTOGRAPHY ISSUES AND DUE TO INDIVIDUAL COIN VARIABILITY.  COIN IS SOME SHADE OF COPPER RED IN COLOR.

This coin is a great addition to your coin or animal collection and is a great way to start a coin collection for your child or grandchild!

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