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10 Florins - Beatrix Green Sea Turtles
| Issuer | Centrale Bank van Aruba |
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| Year | 2001 |
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| Value | 10 Florin |
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| Obverse description | Left-facing effigy of Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands, depicted as a bare-headed portrait with short hair, rendered in high relief against a polished field. The circumferential legend reads 'BEATRIX KONINGIN DER NEDERLANDEN' in raised Latin capital letters, running from the lower left, across the top, and terminating at the lower right of the coin. |
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| Obverse lettering | BEATRIX KONINGIN DER NEDERLANDEN (Translation: Beatrix, Queen of the Netherlands) |
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| Additional information |
Aruba's conservation coinage program in the late 1990s and early 2000s reflected genuine policy concern — the island's green sea turtle nesting population had declined sharply under pressure from coastal development and egg harvesting. The green sea turtle had been legally protected in Aruba since the 1980s, but enforcement remained inconsistent through the following decade.
KM#20 is part of a small silver series issued by the Centrale Bank van Aruba that doubled as both collector material and a vehicle for raising environmental awareness domestically.