5 Yuan Chinese Alligator

Reverse

Chinese Alligator and denomination

Lettering:
中国珍稀野生动物一扬子鳄
5元

Edge

Alternating reeded and plain sections (nine sections each containing eight reeds)

Comment

The Chinese alligator (Alligator sinensis), also known as the Yangtze alligator, China alligator, or historically the muddy dragon, is a crocodilian endemic to China. It and the American alligator are the only living species in the genus Alligator of the family Alligatoridae. Dark gray or black in color with a fully armored body, the Chinese alligator grows to 1.5–2.1 metres (5–7 ft) in length and weighs 36–45 kilograms (80–100 lb) as an adult. It brumates in burrows in winter and is nocturnal in summer. Mating occurs in early summer, with females most commonly producing 20–30 eggs, which are smaller than those of any other crocodilian. The species is an opportunistic feeder, primarily eating fish and invertebrates. A vocal species, adults bellow during the mating season and young vocalize to communicate with their parents and other juveniles. Captive specimens have reached age 70, and wild specimens can live to over 50.

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Price

Date	Mintage	VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC
1998		-	-	-	-	-	-

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