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Business · Updated 24 Oct, 10:11 pm IST

St. Helena 5 pence coin depicts Jonathan, the roughly 190-year-old tortoise

Why it matters for readers: It's a neat historical and cultural detail about an unusually old tortoise featured on currency.

  • The 5 pence coin from St. Helena shows Jonathan, a tortoise estimated to be about 190 years old.1
  • The coin appears on Numista, an online numismatic catalogue referenced in the Hacker News discussion.1
  • The coin and Jonathan were the subject of a popular Hacker News post that received community commentary.1
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