German Archaeopteryx 10 Euro Coin

Archaeopteryx is likely the most famous fossil ever unearthed. This coin
celebrated the 150th anniversary of the discovery of the species in the
limestone quarries of Solnhofen area in Bavaria, Germany (knows as
Solnhofen Limestone). The first skeleton, discovered in 1861 is called
the London Specimen, and resides in the London Museum of Natural History.
Since then 9 other Fossils have been discovered and one possible feather.
The Berlin specimen, which is depicted on the coin, was discovered in
1874 or 1875 by a farmer and through a series of financial transactions,
which included a cow, ended up in the Humboldt Museum fur Naturkunde.


http://www.mrbrklyn.com/archeopteryx.html

On Oct 17, 6:30*am, Ruben wrote:
Archaeopteryx is likely the most famous fossil ever unearthed. This coin
celebrated the 150th anniversary of the discovery of the species in the
limestone quarries of Solnhofen area in Bavaria, Germany (knows as
Solnhofen Limestone). The first skeleton, discovered in 1861 is called
the London Specimen, and resides in the London Museum of Natural History.
Since then 9 other Fossils have been discovered and one possible feather.
The Berlin specimen, which is depicted on the coin, was discovered in
1874 or 1875 by a farmer and through a series of financial transactions,
which included a cow, ended up in the Humboldt Museum fur Naturkunde.

http://www.mrbrklyn.com/archeopteryx.html

Let hope the museum will display it and it doesn't get stuck in a
cabinet for another few hundred years before someone else discovers
it.