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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;willieboyd2, post: 3108288, member: 4910&quot;]Another wild turkey on a coin:</p><p><br /></p><p>The small country of Andorra issued this coin in 2002:</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://www.brianrxm.com/posts/post_andorra_c05_2002_gallfer.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>Andorra brass 5 cèntims 2002 <i>Gall Fer</i> or Capercaillie</p><p><br /></p><p>The Krause <i>2002 Standard Catalog of World Coins</i> (29th Edition) had this description of the coin:</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://www.brianrxm.com/posts/post_andorra_c05_2002_krause.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>Andorra brass 5 cèntims 2002 - Krause Catalog description as &quot;male turkey&quot;</p><p><br /></p><p>Turkeys are native to Mexico and do not exist in the wild in Europe. A Capercaillie is a big European bird sometimes weighing 7 kg or 14 lbs.</p><p><br /></p><p>The 2005 edition of the Krause Catalog still had the &quot;male turkey&quot; description.</p><p><br /></p><p>Finland also issued a coin with the Capercaille bird on it:</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://www.brianrxm.com/posts/post_finland_m10_1994_capercaillie.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>Finland 10 Markka 1994 Capercaillie</p><p>Bi-metallic copper-nickel brass</p><p><br /></p><p>The Finland coin bird is correctly described in the Krause Catalogs.</p><p><br /></p><p>Another turkey relative on a coin:</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://www.brianrxm.com/posts/post_korea_chon_2002_guineafowl.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>Korea Half Chon 2002 Guinea Fowl</p><p><br /></p><p>Guinea Fowl are originally from Africa but are now domesticated birds.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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