Token - Post Pebbles Cereal Premium Ankylosaurus, second series ND
1979 year| Aluminium | - | 40.0 mm |
| Location | United States |
|---|---|
| Type | Medals › Advertising medallions |
| Year | 1979 |
| Composition | Aluminium |
| Diameter | 40.0 mm |
| Thickness | 1.8 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Updated | 2024-11-13 |
| Numista | N#102070 |
|---|---|
| Rarity index | 94% |
Reverse
Text in rim
Script: Latin
Lettering:
CRETACEOUS PERIOD
ANKYLOSAURUS OR
"CURVED LIZARD" WAS 15
FEET LONG. IT HAD A WIDE FLAT
BODY AND ITS BACK WAS COVERED
WITH THICK PLATES OF BONE.
THE KNOB AT THE END OF
ITS TAIL WAS USED
LIKE A CLUB.
Edge
Milled
Comment
This token is one of six designs in the second version tokens included as prize premiums in Post Pebbles cereals in 1979. The first version issued in 1974 and the third in 1988. The three versions can be distinguished from one another by their reverse designs.Ankylosaurus is a genus of armored dinosaur. Its fossils have been found in geological formations dating to the very end of the Cretaceous Period, about 68–66 million years ago, in western North America, making it among the last of the non-avian dinosaurs. It was named by Barnum Brown in 1908; the only species in the genus is A. magniventris. The genus name means "fused lizard", and the specific name means "great belly".
