Description:
Obverse
Scarlet macaw (Ara macao) on a tree branch to the left. Local and latin name on the right. The bird is native to humid forests of Central America and to the North of South America.
Reverse
Central denomination, above name of the country, below the date, surrounded by an undulated motive.
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