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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Troodon, post: 219598, member: 4626&quot;]<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tuatara" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tuatara" rel="nofollow">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tuatara</a></p><p><br /></p><p>A very interesting lizard-like animal (not a true lizard; it&#039;s equally related to both modern lizards and modern snakes).&nbsp; The order of repitles they&#039;re in, Sphenodontia, thrived in great numbers about 200 million years ago, but today there&#039;s only two living species left, both endemic to New Zealand (and both endangered... rats introduced by sailors nearly caused their extinction).&nbsp; Not true dinosaurs, but to see one is to see an animal not much different than what they looked like in the Triassic.</p><p><br /></p><p>It was featured on the reverse of the New Zealand 5 cent piece (yep this thread did have <i>something</i> to do with coins lol.)&nbsp; However the coin was discontinued... 2006 was the last year New Zealand minted 5 cent pieces.&nbsp; I&#039;m bidding on a New Zealand proof set on eBay to get a good example of one.&nbsp; Great coin featuring an amazing animal.&nbsp; This is the kind of thing that gets me excited about world coins from time to time... this is a gem from the same country that minted King Kong coins lol...</p><p><br /></p><p>What the coin looks like:</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.anz.com/nz/promo/PlunketFiveS/Fivecentfacts.asp" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.anz.com/nz/promo/PlunketFiveS/Fivecentfacts.asp" rel="nofollow">http://www.anz.com/nz/promo/PlunketFiveS/Fivecentfacts.asp</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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