10 Córdobas Paslama Turtle

Nicaragua's Paslama turtle — the local name for the olive ridley sea turtle — nests in mass synchronized events called arribadas, concentrated along the Pacific coast at sites like La Flor and Chacocente. The coin belongs to a broader Nicaraguan silver series highlighting endemic and ecologically significant fauna, issued through the Banco Central as both legal tender and an international collector vehicle. Mintage figures for this series have historically been kept low, rarely exceeding a few thousand pieces per type.