10 Pesos Solenodon Cubano - colorized

Cuba's wildlife conservation coin program of the 2000s drew on the island's genuinely unusual endemic fauna — the solenodon being among the more scientifically remarkable choices, a venomous insectivore whose lineage diverged from other placental mammals roughly 76 million years ago and which survived largely because Cuba had no native terrestrial predators until European colonization. Applied color on silver bullion issues from this period was achieved through a resin-based printing process rather than enameling, which affects long-term surface stability. Check the colored field carefully for any lifting or discoloration at the edges.