Sea Turtle Surfacing 10 Cents Cayman Islands Authentic Coin Money for Jewelry and Craft Making (Las Tortugas) (Green Sea Turtle)

Green Sea Turtle 10 Cents Cayman Islands Authentic Coin Money for Jewelry and Craft Making (Las Tortugas) Reverse: Green Sea Turtle surfacing creating ripples, denomination to the right. Lettering: 10 Obverse: Crowned bust right, surrounded by legend, date below Lettering: CAYMAN ISLANDS ELIZABETH II Features Issuer Cayman Islands Queen Elizabeth II (1952-date) Type Standard circulation coin Years 1987-1990 Value 10 Cents 0.1 KYD = USD 0.12 Currency Dollar (1972-date) Composition Copper-nickel Weight 3.9 g Diameter 21 mm Thickness 1.45 mm Shape Round Technique Milled Orientation Medal alignment ↑↑ Number N# 5412 References KM# 89 Wikipedia: Sea turtles are integral to the history and culture of the Cayman Islands. When the islands were first discovered by Christopher Columbus in 1503, he named them "Las Tortugas" because of the abundance of sea turtles in the waters around the islands. Many of the earliest visitors came to the Cayman Islands to capture the turtles as a source of fresh