Insects on Coins (kind)

Cook Islands 2000 SILVERTurkey 2016 SILVERMoldova 2013 SILVERTokelau Islands 2012 SILVER
Rainforest Damselfly
Diphlebia lestoides
(Calopterygidae)
Damselfly
???
(Calopterygidae)
Southern Damselfly
Coenagrion mercuriale
(Agrionidae)
Dragonfly
???
(Libellulidae)
San AndresSint Eustatius 2013Palau 2010Australia 2010Russia 2008
2015 BRASSBRONZE+COPPER-NICKELSILVERALUMINUM BRONZESILVER
Dragonfly
???
(Libellulidae)
Dragonfly
???
(Libellulidae)
Blue-eyed Hawker
Aeshna affinis
(Aeschnidae)
Emperor Dragonfly
Anax imperator
(Aeschnidae)
Emperor Dragonfly
Anax imperator
(Aeschnidae)
Southeast Asia 18th circaAncient GreekSint Eustatius 2013Australia 2010Poland 2011
TIN-ZINC430BC SILVERCOPPER-NICKELALUMINUM BRONZEBRASS
Cricket
???
(Gryllidae?)
Praying Mantis
???
(Mantidae)
Prayling Mantis
???
(Mantidae)
Prayling Mantis
Mantis religiosa
(Mantidae)
Prayling Mantis
Mantis religiosa
(Mantidae)
Kazakhstan 2012Russia 2016Ukraine 2006
COPPER-NICKELTOMBAC+SILVER RINGSILVER
Giant Asian Mantis
Hierodula tenuidentata
(Mantidae)
Stick-mimic Mantis
Empusa fasciata
(Mantidae)
Ukranian Grasshopper
Poecilimon ukrainicus
(Tettigoniidae)
Australia 2010Australia 2014Palau 2010Ancient GreekSint Eustatius 2013
BRASSALUMINUM BRONZESILVER510BC SILVERCOPPER-NICKEL
Short-horned Grasshopper
Macrocara conglobata
(Acrididae)
Leichhardt's Grasshopper
Petasida ephippigera
(Acrididae)
African Desert Locust
Schistocerca gregaria
(Acrididae)
Locust & Wheat ears
???
(Acrididae)
Grasshopper
???
(Acrididae)
Palau 2011Cook Islands 2000Sint Eustatius 2013
SILVERSILVERCOPPER-NICKEL
Giant Prickly Stick Insect
Extatosoma tiaratum
(Phasmatidae)
Goliath Stick Insect
Eurycnema goliath
(Phasmatidae)
Assassin Bug
???
(Reduviidae)
Pond Skater
???
(Gerridae)
Ancient GreekAustralia 2010Palau 2006Russia 2019
468BC SILVERALUMINUM BRONZEGOLDNICKEL+BRASS
Cicada
???
(Cicadidae)
Wattle Cicada
Cicadetta sp.
(Cicadidae)
Ant Lion Fly (Larva)
Hagenomyia micans
(Myrmeleontidae)
Ribbon Lacewing
Lertha extensa
(Neomopteridae)
Annobon Is.Palau 2009Canada 2011Turkey 2016Australia 2010
2013 BRASSSILVERCOPPER-NICKELSILVERALUMINUM BRONZE
Ladybird Beetle
???
(Coccinelidae)
Seven-spotted Ladybird
Coccinella septempunctata
(Coccinelidae)
Seven-spotted Ladybird
Coccinella septempunctata
(Coccinelidae)
Seven-spotted Ladybird
Coccinella septempunctata
(Coccinelidae)
Convergent Ladybird
Hippodamia californica
(Coccinelidae)
NewZealandish Niue
2011 SILVER2012 SILVER2013 GOLD-plated SILVER2014 SILVER
Seven-spotted Ladybird
Coccinella septempunctata
(Coccinelidae)
Seven-spotted Ladybird
Coccinella septempunctata
(Coccinelidae)
Seven-spotted Ladybird
Coccinella septempunctata
(Coccinelidae)
Seven-spotted Ladybird
Coccinella septempunctata
(Coccinelidae)
Cook Islands 2000Russia 2017Sumatra 2017Sumatra 2019Russia 2021
SILVERNICKEL+BRASSALUMINUM-BRONZEALUMINUM-BRONZEBRASS+NICKEL-SILVER
Jewel Beetle
Temognatha chevrolati
(Buprestidae)
Ground Beetle
Carabus tauricus
(Carabidae)
Oakwood Ground Beetle
Calosoma inquisitor
(Carabidae)
Calosoma Beetle
Calosoma sycophanta
(Carabidae)
Anthia Ground Beetle
Anthia mannerheimi
(Harpalidae)
Slovakia 2001Slovakia 2015Hungary 2015Russia 2012
SILVERGOLDCOPPER-NICKELSILVER
Blue Longhorn Beetle
Rosalia alpina
(Cerambycidae)
Longhorn Beetle
Rosalia alpina
(Cerambycidae)
Blue Longhorn Beetle
Rosalia alpina
(Cerambycidae)
Emerald Rosalia Beetle
Rosalia coelestis
(Cerambycidae)
Sumatra 2018Sumatra 2018Poland
ALUMINUM-BRONZEALUMINUM-BRONZE1997 BRASS
Purpurbook Beetle
Purpuricenus kaehleri
(Cerambycidae)
Longhorn Beetle
Semanotus russicus
(Cerambycidae)
Stag Beetle
Lucanus cervus
(Lucanidae)
PolandRussia 2013 BRASS+Udmurtia 2013Sumatra 2017
2010 BRASSCOPPER-NICKELCOPPERALUMINUM-BRONZE
European Stag Beetle
Lucanus cervus
(Lucanidae)
Stag Beetle
Lucanus cervus
(Lucanidae)
European Stag Beetle
Lucanus cervus
(Lucanidae)
European Stag Beetle
Lucanus cervus
(Lucanidae)
Liechtenstein 2021Australia 2014Liechtenstein 2021Chuvashia
COPPER-NICKELALUMINUM BRONZECOPPER-NICKEL2013 COPPER
European Stag Beetle
Lucanus cervus
(Lucanidae)
Rainbow Stag Beetle
Phalacrognathus muelleri
(Lucanidae)
European Rhinoceros Beetle
Oryctes nasicornis
(Scarabaeidae)
European Rhinoceros Beetle
Oryctes nasicornis
(Scarabaeidae)
PalauAustralia 2012Sumatra 2019Sumatra 2019Sumatra 2017
2006 GOLDALUMINUM BRONZEALUMINUM-BRONZEALUMINUM-BRONZEALUMINUM-BRONZE
Rhinoceros Beetle
Oryctes rhinoceros
(Scarabaeidae)
Rhinoceros Beetle
Oryctes rhinoceros
(Scarabaeidae)
Hercules Beetle
Dynastes hercules
(Scarabaeidae)
Goliath Beetle
Goliathus goliathus
(Scarabaeidae)
Caucasus Beetle
Chalcosoma caucasus
(Scarabaeidae)
Ancient GreekAnnobon IslandsCrimeaSanMarinoAncient Greek
535BC SILVER2013 COPPER-NICKEL2014 COPPER1974 ALUMINUM387BC SILVER
Scarab Beetle
Scarabaeus sacer
(Scarabaeidae)
Scarab Beetle
Scarabaeus sacer
(Scarabaeidae)
Scarab Beetle
Scarabaeus sacer
(Scarabaeidae)
Flower Chafer
Trichius gallicus
(Scarabaeidae)
Honeybee
???
(Apidae)
Italy 1919Italy 1953Malta 1972SanMarino 1974SanMarino 1986Vatican city 1992
COPPERALUMINUMALUMINUMALUMINUMGOLDALUMINUM
Western Honeybee
Apis mellifera
(Apidae)
Western Honeybee
Apis mellifera
(Apidae)
Western Honeybee
Apis mellifera
(Apidae)
Western Honeybee
Apis mellifera
(Apidae)
Western Honeybee
Apis mellifera
(Apidae)
Western Honeybee
Apis mellifera
(Apidae)
Slovenia 1993SanMarino 2001Poland 2010Ukraine 2010Morocco 2011Luxembourg 2013
ALUMINUMGOLDBRASSGOLDBRASSALUMINUM-BRONZE+SILVER
Honeybee
Apis mellifera
(Apidae)
Western Honeybee
Apis mellifera
(Apidae)
Western Honeybee
Apis mellifera
(Apidae)
Honeybee
Apis mellifera
(Apidae)
Honeybee
Apis mellifera
(Apidae)
Western Honeybee
Apis mellifera
(Apidae)
Canada 2013Sint Eustatius 2013Cook Islands 2014NewZealand 2016NewZealand 2018
SILVERBRASS+COPPER-NICKELGOLD plated SILVERSILVERSILVER
Western Honeybee
Apis mellifera
(Apidae)
Western Honeybee
Apis mellifera
(Apidae)
Western Honeybee
Apis mellifera
(Apidae)
Western Honeybee
Apis mellifera
(Apidae)
Western Honeybee
Apis mellifera
(Apidae)
South Africa 2011Zambia 2010Palau 2011Russia 2021 BRASS+
GOLDCOPPER-NICKELSILVERNICKEL-SILVER
African Honeybee
Apis mellifera scutellata
(Apidae)
African Honeybee
Apis mellifera scutellata
(Apidae)
Bumble Bee
Bombus latreille
(Anthophoridae)
Big-eyed Bumble Bee
Bombus sporadicus
(Anthophoridae)
Tatarstan 2013Canada 2012Zambia 2010Cook Islands 2000Australia 2014
COPPERCOPPER-NICKELCOPPER-NICKELSILVERALUMINUM BRONZE
Bumble Bee
Bombus fragrans
(Anthophoridae)
Northern Bumble Bee
Bombus polaris
(Anthophoridae)
Giant Hornet
???
(Vespidae)
Large Cuckoo Wasp
Stilbum cyanurum
(Chrysididae)
Cuckoo Wasp
Chrysis chrysis
(Chrysididae)
SanMarino 1974SanMarinoLatvia 2003Zambia 2010Zambia 2010Sint Eustatius
ALUMINUM1986 GOLDCOPPER-NICKELCOPPER-NICKELCOPPER-NICKEL2013 COPPER
Red Wood Ant
Formica rufa
(Formicidae)
Red Wood Ant
Formica rufa
(Formicidae)
Red Wood Ant
Formica rufa
(Formicidae)
Red Harvester Ant
Pogonomyrmex barbatus
(Formicidae)
Bullet Ant
Paraponera clavata
(Formicidae)
Slave-raiding Ant
Polyergus lucidus
(Formicidae)
Zambia 2010Australia 2010Australia 2014Chad 2015 COPPER-Niger 2005 COPPER-
COPPER-NICKELALUMINUM BRONZEALUMINUM BRONZENICKEL+BRASSNICKEL+BRASS
Jack Jumper Ant
Myrmecia pilosula
(Formicidae)
Giant Bull Ant
Myrmecia nigriceps
(Formicidae)
Venomous Bull Ant
Myrmecia pyriformis
(Formicidae)
Leaf-cutter Ant
Atta sp.
(Formicidae)
Malaria Mosquito
Anopheles anopheles
(Culicidae)
Zambia 2010Australia 2010Australia 2014Zambia 2010
COPPER-NICKELALUMINUM BRONZEALUMINUM BRONZECOPPER-NICKEL
Mosquito
???
(Culicidae)
Blow Fly
Protophormia terraenovae
(Calliphoridae)
Australian Sheep Blow Fly
Lucilia cuprina
(Calliphoridae)
Tsetse Fly
???
(Glossinidae)
Papua NewGuineaPapua NewGuineaAustralia 2010Southwest AsiaCanada 2006
1972 BRONZE1990 GOLDALUMINUM BRONZE18th circa TIN-ZINCSILVER
Paradise Birdwing
Ornithoptera paradisea
(Papilionidae)
Alexandra Birdwing
Ornithoptera alexandras
(Papilionidae)
Cairns Birdwing Butterfly
Ornithoptera priamus
(Papilionidae)
Butterfly
???
(Papilionidae)
Short-tailed Swallowtail
Papilio brevicauda
(Papilionidae)
Australia 2014Cook IslandsRepublic of CrimeaPhilippineAnnobon Islands 2013
ALUMI. BRONZE2000 SILVER2014 COPPER1990 BRASSBRONZE+BRASS RING
Ulysses Butterfly
Papilio ulysses
(Papilionidae)
Ulysses Butterfly
Papilio ulysses
(Papilionidae)
Southern Festoon
Zerynthia polyxena
(Papilionidae)
Kite Swallowtail
Graphium idaeoides
(Papilionidae)
Swallowtail
???
(Papilionidae)
Russia 2016Congo democratic RepublicCongo democratic RepublicAustralia 2012Congo democratic Republic
SILVER2002 SILVER2002 SILVERALUMINUM BRONZE2002 SILVER
Chinese Windmill
Atrophaneura alcinous
(Papilionidae)
Dark Greenish Butterfly
Euphaedra sp.
(Nymphalidae)
Red and Black Butterfly
Cymothoe sangaris
(Nymphalidae)
Wanderer Butterfly
Danaus plexippus
(Danaidae)
Arcius Bluetail Butterfly
Phetus arcius
(Riodinidae)
Canada 2013Ukraine 2020Russia 2020Annobon Islands 2013
COPPER-NICKELCOPPER-NICKELBRASS+NICKEL-SILVERBRASS+NICKEL RING
Eastern Tailed Blue Butterfly
Cupido comyntas
(Lycaenidae)
Owlet Moth
Staurophora celsia
(Noctuidae)
Army Green Moth
Daphnis nerii
(Sphingidae)
Hawk Moth
???
(Sphingidae)

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