SMILODON Saber Toothed Tiger CFA Prehistoric Animals series Real Eyes High Relief Silver coin 4 oz Antique Finish 2013 Mintage 300

Description

The SMILODON Saber Toothed Tiger – is the issue of the popular collectible coins of Prehistoric Animals Series

✔ Unique design with High Relief & Antique finish

✔ 4 oz Pure Silver 999 purity

✔ Its uniqueness is guaranteed by the limited mintage of 300 coins

✔ Offered luxury wooden box coin box

✔ Serial number on the coin

SMILODON Saber Toothed Tiger Burkina Faso Mama 5,000 Francs CFA Prehistoric Animals series Real Eyes High Relief Silver coin 4 oz Antique Finish 2013

Smilodon is an extinct genus of machairodont felid. It is perhaps the best known saber-toothed cat and lived in North and South America during the Pleistocene epoch (2.5 mya–10,000 years ago). One of the largest collections of its fossils has been obtained from the La Brea Tar Pits. Three species of the genus are known; they vary in size and build.

Overall, Smilodon was more robustly built than any modern cat, with particularly well-developed forelimbs and exceptionally long upper canines. Its jaw had a bigger gape than modern cats and its upper canines were slender and fragile, being adapted for precision killing. These attributes made Smilodon a specialized hunter of large herbivores, such as bison and camels.

Smilodon likely lived in closed habitats, such as forests and bush, which would have provided cover for ambushing prey. Its reliance on large animals may have been the cause of its extinction. Scientists debate over whether Smilodon was a social animal. Comparison of predator responses to distress calls and the prevalence of healed injuries suggest that it was social, while its small brain size and vegetated habitat suggest it was more solitary. Some fossils show signs of ankylosing spondylitis, trauma and arthritis. Smilodon went extinct 10,000 years ago.

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Metal Silver

Mintage 300

Fineness (% purity) 99.9

Content (Troy OZ) 4 oz

Denomination (CFA) 5000 Francs

Weight (g) 124.4 g

Diameter (mm) 60.15 mm (giant hand size)

Year of Issue 2013

Country Burkina Faso

Quality Antique finish

Exterior Decoration High Relief with Real Eye effect

Package type includes Nice wooden coin box

Certificate of Authenticity Yes + Serial Number on the coin