Fiji 2010 F$2 Hawksbill Turtle Taku 1oz Silver Bullion Coin

Fiji 2010 F$2 Hawksbill Turtle Taku 1oz Silver Bullion Coin

Hawksbill turtles have a tropical and subtropical Indian, Pacific and Atlantic Ocean distribution.  They are the most common turtle species in Fiji and have been recorded from much of the Fiji waters; however, the nesting sites are now restricted to small islets and cays.  These are: Namena-lailai, the offshore islands off Macuata, laucala Island, Leleuvia Island, Tavarua, Yadua Island, the sacred island in Rotuma, Makyuluva, Makogai, Koro, Gau, Nananu-i-ra, most Mamanuca islands, the Yasawas, Heemskereq Reef, Ringold Reef and Qelelevu Atoll.  In 1998, there was a record of 2,000 to 3,000 Hawksbill turtles in Fiji waters, of which only 120 to 150 were locally breeding populations. The turtles were sighted around the Astrolabe lagoon (Kadavu), Heemskereq and Ringgold Reef, Namena Island, Laucala Island, Nananu-i-ra, Tavarua, Yadua and Vatulele.

Cultural Signifigance of this Silver Bullion Coin

Like all the other turtle meat in the Pacific, the Hawksbill turtle meat is a delicacy, fit only for the chiefs. There is a cultural taboo on nesting sites in Macuata, which are culturally protected by the vanua Nadogo and Nubu of Macuata.  The Hawksbill turtle and the Green turtle (Chelonia mydas), are the most common species in Fiji.  They do not look much like the other, but are genetically similar.

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