Description:
Obverse
Loggerhead turtle
Reverse
Latent image at the center with the initials "BRC" or "MIL", depending on the angle of view.
Microtext at the bottom of the coin translates "Taking care of the water", repeated consecutively, alternatingly upright and inverted.
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