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Official set of series "Russian Federation". Issue 11
Official set of series "Russian Federation". Issue 11
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Weight | 8 |
Diameter (mm) | 27 |
Mintage | 3 |
Material | bimetal |
Edge of the coin (milling) | fluted |
Series | Аnimals |
Country | Russia |
Mint | MMD |
Release date | 2017 |
Quality | UNC |
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White Crane coin token. Sterh
Series "5 chervonets. The Red Book of the USSR. MMD"
Artist: Ivanov MA
Sculptor: Parfenov A.I.
White Crane - Sterkh, (lat. Grus leucogeranus) belongs to the order Crane, family Crane, genus Cranes. These birds nest only in a limited range of the northern territories of Russia.
The bird Sterkh in height reaches about 140-160 centimeters, the wingspan is 210-230 centimeters, and the weight of a crane is from 5 to 8.5 kilograms. The front part of the head of the white crane lacks plumage. In adult cranes, this place is colored red. The beak of Siberian Crane is very long, it is longer than in other species, red and jagged in a sawtooth pattern. The plumage is almost completely white, except for black wing feathers on the wings. Young Siberian Cranes have brownish-red plumage. The cornea of cranes is red or pale yellow. Paws are long pink-red. The lifetime of a bird is about 70 years.
In the wild, white cranes are a maximum of 3,000. Several thousand of these birds are kept in captivity. White cranes Siberian cranes are on the verge of extinction, therefore many ornithologists are concerned about this problem and help with all their strength. The issue of the protection of Siberian Cranes began to engage in activity since 1970. Since that time, reserve funds were created, many nurseries, where scientists grow cranes from eggs. Ornithologists even teach chicks how to fly long distances.
Hunting for white cranes is prohibited, as the Siberian crane is listed in the Red Book of Russia, in the Red Book and in the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora.