Aruba 5 Florin ‘Turtuga’ 2019 Silver Proof

Imagine yourself on a tropical island with this brightly coloured commemorative! The (sea) turtle, depicted on the coin, is also known as “Turtuga” in Papiamento. Worldwide only seven kinds of sea turtles are left. Four of them can be found in the sea surrounding Aruba. These four turtles (the loggerhead sea turtle, green sea turtle, hawksbill sea turtle and leatherback sea turtle) lay their eggs on the beaches of this Caribbean Island. During breeding season their nests are shielded so beach guests won’t accidentally step on them. The green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas) is depicted on this 2019 Aruban commemorative coin. It is remarkable that its colour is brown rather than green, as its name would initially suggest. The green sea turtle’s shell can be up to one meter long!