1.5 Euro Spain 2022 Endangered Species – Ring-tailed Lemur

Lemurs are primates that live on the African island of Madagascar. Social animals, they live in groups of about 20-30 individuals, guided by a matriarchal system. In the wild, they typically live 15 to 20 years and have a high reproductive rate. Its natural enemies, in addition to humans, are some predators, large reptiles, and animals introduced by man, such as civets or cats. The vast island of Madagascar, the fourth largest on the planet, suffers from constant loss of natural habitat due to human activity or the ravages of fires, and wildlife is confined to the most inaccessible parts of the island. As a result, 95% of lemur species are endangered, such as the ring-tailed lemur, which is also hunted for meat or captured for sale as a pet due to its beauty, intelligence, and ability to manipulate objects.

The coins of Spain were issued in a special design with enameling on the obverse, which ensures greater realism of the image.

The obverse of the Spanish 1.5 euro coin depicts a ring-tailed lemur.

The reverse (common to all coins) depicts a floral ornament and animal tracks, the denomination and the inscription ANIMALES EN PELIGRO DE EXTINCIÓN (Endangered Animals).

Alloy: copper-nickel

Denomination: 1.5 euro

Weight: 15 grams

Diameter: 33mm

Quality: UNC

Circulation: 5000 pcs

The coin was released in Spain’s 2022 collection “Endangered Species”

The collection includes 16 coins:

African elephant

Giant otter

Iberian lynx

Giant lizard of La Gomera

Monk seal

Philippine eagle

Ring-tailed lemur

Bengal tiger

Blue iguana

Cantabrian brown bear

European mink

Gorilla

Irrawaddy Dolphin

Javan rhinoceros

Okapi

Orangutan