Martha The Whale

Martha deserved the ocean, not concrete walls and chlorinated silence. Torn from her home, confined for decades, and used for breeding while every one of her babies was lost, her life became a symbol of what captivity steals. Belugas are profoundly intelligent, deeply social beings, they recognize themselves, form lifelong bonds, and communicate in complex vocalizations. To cage a mind like that is to cage an entire world of emotion and awareness. Today she’s gone, but her story shouldn’t be. This coin is more than a token, it’s a reminder that freedom isn’t entertainment, and sentient lives aren’t commodities.