Peru 1 salt 2018 Jaguar

Sixth coin 1 salt of 2018 from the Fauna of Peru - Jaguar series

The Central Reserve Bank of Peru put into circulation the coin 1 salt Jaguar from the series “Endangered Wildlife of Peru”

Jaguar (Panthera onca) is a species of carnivorous feline mammals, one of four representatives of the panther genus (Panthera), which belongs to the subfamily of large cats.
The only representative of the genus in North and South America. The third largest in the world, and the largest in the New World representative of the cat family. The species range extends from Mexico south to Paraguay and northern Argentina.
Body length without tail is 112-185 cm, tail 45-75 cm, weight 36-113 kg, mostly 60-90 kg, in some cases up to 120 kg. Record in nature is 158 kg. The female is 20% smaller and lighter. A normal normal adult male of a large subspecies weighs about 90–120 kg (on average about 90–95 kg), and the female 60–80 kg. Height at withers is 63-76 cm.
Externally, the jaguar is very similar to the leopard, but much larger than it.
The area of ​​the jaguar extends from Central America to the marshes and selva of Mato Grosso, as well as the north of Argentina. The largest jaguars live in the Brazilian state of Mato Grosso. Jaguars are completely exterminated in El Salvador and Uruguay.
The main habitat of the jaguar is tropical rainforests and grasslands, but the beast is also found in semi-arid areas overgrown with xerophytic shrubs. He was met in the mountain forests, at an altitude of up to 2000 m, and on the ocean coast, where the predator finds and digs up turtle eggs.
The oldest remains of the jaguar date back to the Late Pliocene (approximately 2 Ma). In those days, the jaguar inhabited the entire south of the current United States (the last jaguars were killed here around 1900). Now the range of the jaguar is reduced to a third of the original.

Reverse: In the central part of the octagon there is the largest predator of the American continent - Jaguar. On the left, the scientific name in Latin is written vertically: "PANTHERA ONCA". In the upper part is engraved the name of the coin in Spanish - "JAGUAR". In the lower part, in the center, the denomination of the coin is marked “1 SOL” and the logo of the coin program is a hummingbird bird. To the right of the Jaguar image is a geometric design of vertical lines with a mint mark.

Obverse: in the center of the coin is the coat of arms of Peru, surrounded by the words “BANCO CENTRAL DE RESERVA DEL PERÚ” year of issue 2018.

Release Date: 10/24/2018