2013 Fiji 5 oz Silver $10 Taku BU Gorgeous! Sealed Airtite Capsule! Awesome Coin

  

Comes in a plastic sealed Airtite Capsule. Maximum mintage of 350,000 coins. Obverse: Stylized design of a Hawksbill turtle, also known as the Taku, swimming along the ocean floor amidst tiny bubbles.

Reverse: Fiji coat of arms and 2013 date. Produced by the New Zealand Mint under the authority of Fiji. With a sleek design and low mintages for bullion, these coins move quickly. Add this 2013 Fiji Taku to your cart today!

Hawksbill turtles are found throughout the tropical waters of the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans. Named for their narrow, pointed beak, they are also recognizable by a distinctive pattern of overlapping scales on their exquisitely colored and patterned shells. This species typically avoids deep waters, preferring coastlines and coral reefs where they can find sponges, a primary food source for these omnivores. Beautiful creatures, they make incredible migrations in order to move from feeding sites to tropical beaches that often serve as nesting grounds. Hawksbill turtles come to New Zealand every year from Fiji; although they've been sighted as far south as Cook Strait, they are mostly seen in the upper North Island of New Zealand in the clear, shallow waters of the island shelve.

Like many sea turtles, hawksbills are a critically endangered species due mostly to human impact. Hawksbill eggs are still eaten around the world despite the turtles international protected status, and they are often killed for their flesh and their stunning shells that are highly valuable in some marketplaces.