Bermuda 2 dollar 2008 silver coin

The hawksbill turtle has a highly prized ornate shell and a birdlike beak for which it gets its name. It is one of the smaller sea turtle species. Hawksbills feed almost exclusively on sponges that are loaded with glasslike spicules. Immature animals are not uncommon amongst the coral reefs surrounding Bermuda. They can grow to nearly 90 kgs (200 lbs) as adults, but those found in Bermuda average 10 kgs (22 lbs). These animals are exploited in other parts of the world for their shell, meat and eggs and are critically endangered. Hawksbill turtles in Bermuda are occasionally captured during Bermuda Turtle Project field trips but more often, they are encountered by co-operating recreational divers licensed to take lobsters. The coin design is adapted from a photo taken by Ron Lucas.

Denomination: 2 dollar

Weight: 31,604 gr

Standard: Proof

Alloy: 999 Silver

Source: Bermuda Monetary Authority

Belarus 20 roubles 2008, silver commemorative coin

Obverse: at the top – the relief of the State Coat of Arms of the Republic of Belarus and inscription REPUBLIC OF BELARUS; in the center – on a background of a symbol of eternal movement – wheels of a distaff passing in structure of annual rings on cuts of a tree – the stylized image of silhouettes of cuckooes and elements of the Belarus national ornament; beneath: year of issue, fine silver alloy standard at the bottom – face value 20 ROUBLES – inscriptions along the rim at the top REPUBLIC OF BELARUS.
Reverse: in the center – the stylized image of a cuckoo, which wings remind a wave of long sleeves of lady's wear in dance; on a silhouette of a bird – elements of the Belarus national ornament; under the right wing – conditional images of statuettes of children and ovals in the form of eggs which serve as symbols of a legend; at the left on a circle an inscription: The Legend of the Cuckoo.
Design: O. Novoselova (Belarus).
Minted by: CJSC "Lithuanian Mint", Vilnius, Lithuania
Silver, Alloy standard of silver: 925
Denomination: 20 rubles
Weight of coin: 33.62 g
Fine silver content: 31.1 g
Quality: "proof"
Diameter: 38.61 mm
Mintage: 5000 pcs.

Source: National bank of the Belarus.

New 10 denara and 50 denara coins from Macedonia

50 denars:
Issue 2008
Diam. 26,5 mm; Weight 7,7 g
Metal: Cu62Ni18Zn20Period of circulation 15.11.2008

Ob. 50 ДЕНАРИ in the lower central field. Stylized horizon with a 16-ray sun.

Rev. РЕПУБЛИКА МАКЕДОНИЈА, circular; 2008 in the lower central field. Archangel Gabriel, fresco from the church of St. Ghiorghi in Kurbinovo - XII century, detail presented on the banknote of 50 Denars.

10 denars:
Issue 2008
Diam. 24,5 mm; Weight 6,6 g
Metal: Cu70Ni12Zn18Period of circulation: 15.11.2008

Ob. 10 ДЕНАРИ in the lower central field. Stylized horizon with a 16-ray sun.

Rev. РЕПУБЛИКА МАКЕДОНИЈА, circular; 2008 in the lower central field. Peacock, floor mosaic from Stobi from the VI century, detail presented on the banknote of 10 Denars.

Source: National Bank of the Republic of Macedonia

10 levs 2008.

TECHNICAL FEATURES
nominal value BGN 10
metal silver, purity 999/1000 with partial gold plating on the outer circle on both sides of the coin issue 2008
quality proof
weigh 20 g
diameter 40 mm
edge smooth
mintage 8,000

The obverse of the coin features the logo of the Bulgarian National Bank in the inner circle, with the year “1879” written on the ribbon and the nominal value of the coin “10 ЛЕВА” (10 levs). In circumference in the outer circle is the wording "БЪЛГАРСКА НАРОДНА БАНКА" and the year of issue "2008".

The reverse of the coin features the image of the broze head of the Thracian king Sevt III found in 2004 near Kazanlak. In circumference in the outer circle there is the text „СЪКРОВИЩАТА НА БЪЛГАРИЯ” (‘BULGARIA’S TREASURES’) and below it – „СЕВТ ІІІ” (‘SEVT III’).

Source Bulgarian National Bank

1 dollar 2008 Sacagawea

The Sacagawea Dollar honors the Indian guide that led Lewis and Clark on their discovery. On her back, Sacagawea carries her infant son Jean Baptiste, who she carried and cared for on her entire 3,000-mile portion of the expedition with Lewis and Clark.
The reverse shows a soaring American bald eagle encircled by 17 stars, symbolizing the states of the union at the time of the Lewis and Clark expedition in 1804.

metal 88.5% Copper, 6% Zinc, 3.5% Manganese, 2% Nickel