Insects on Coins (kind)Insects on Coins (kind)| Palau 2010 | Canada 2017 | Australia 2010 | Russia 2008 | Canada 2014 |
| SILVER | SILVER | ALUMINUM BRONZE | SILVER | SILVER |
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| Blue-eyed Hawker Aeshna affinis (Aeschnidae) |
Canada Darner Aeshna canadensis (Aeschnidae) |
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator (Aeschnidae) |
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator (Aeschnidae) |
Green Darner Dragonfly Anax junius (Aeschnidae) |
| Austria 2013 SILVER | Cook Islands 2000 SILVER | Turkey 2016 SILVER | Moldova 2013 SILVER | Canada 2015 SILVER |
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| Giant Dragonfly ??? (Meganeuradae) |
Rainforest Damselfly Diphlebia lestoides (Calopterygidae) |
Damselfly ??? (Calopterygidae) |
Southern Damselfly Coenagrion mercuriale (Agrionidae) |
Pygmy Snaketail Dragonfly Ophiogomphus howei (Gomphidae) |
| Canada 2013 | Tokelau Islands | Belarus 2012 | Sint Eustatius 2013 | San Andres |
| SILVER | 2012 SILVER | SILVER | BRONZE+COPPER-NICKEL | 2015 BRASS |
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| Twelve-Spotted Skimmer Libellula pulchella (Libellulidae) |
Dragonfly ??? (Libellulidae) |
Dragonfly ??? (Libellulidae) |
Dragonfly ??? (Libellulidae) |
Dragonfly ??? (Libellulidae) |
| Australia 2010 | Poland 2011 | Canada 2012 | Kazakhstan 2012 | Sint Eustatius 2013 |
| ALUMINUM BRONZE | BRASS | SILVER | COPPER-NICKEL | COPPER-NICKEL |
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| Prayling Mantis Mantis religiosa (Mantidae) |
Prayling Mantis Mantis religiosa (Mantidae) |
Prayling Mantis Mantis religiosa (Mantidae) |
Giant Asian Mantis Hierodula tenuidentata (Mantidae) |
Prayling Mantis ??? (Mantidae) |
| Australia 2010 | Australia 2014 | Palau 2010 | Ancient Greek | Sint Eustatius 2013 | Ukraine 2006 |
| ALUMINUM BRONZE | ALUMINUM BRONZE | SILVER | 487BC SILVER | COPPER-NICKEL | SILVER |
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| Short-horned Grasshopper Macrocara conglobata (Acrididae) |
Leichhardt's Grasshopper Petasida ephippigera (Acrididae) |
African Desert Locust Schistocerca gregaria (Acrididae) |
Locust ??? (Acrididae) |
Grasshopper ??? (Acrididae) |
Ukranian Grasshopper Poecilimon ukrainicus (Tettigoniidae) |
| Thailand 1900 TIN-ZINC | New Zealand 2009 SILVER | Palau 2011 SILVER | Cook Islands 2000 SILVER | Palau 2006 GOLD |
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| Cricket ??? (Gryllidae?) |
Giant weta Deinacrida sp. (Rhaphidophoridae) |
Giant Prickly Stick Insect Extatosoma tiaratum (Phasmatidae) |
Goliath Stick Insect Eurycnema goliath (Phasmatidae) |
Ant Lion Fly (Larva) Hagenomyia micans (Myrmeleontidae) |
| Thailand 1900 | Sint Eustatius 2013 | Sint Eustatius 2013 | British Bermuda 1990 | Australia 2010 |
| TIN-ZINC | COPPER-NICKEL | COPPER-NICKEL | COPPER-NICKEL | ALUMINUM BRONZE |
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| Bug ??? (Pentatomidae?) |
Assassin Bug ??? (Reduviidae) |
Pond Skater ??? (Gerridae) |
17-Year Cicada Magicicada septendecim (Cicadidae) |
Wattle Cicada Cicadetta sp. (Cicadidae) |
| Palau 2009 SILVER | Palau 2011 SILVER | Canada 2011 COPPER-NICKEL | Turkey 2016 SILVER |
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| Seven-spotted Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata (Coccinelidae) |
Seven-spotted Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata (Coccinelidae) |
Seven-spotted Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata (Coccinelidae) |
Seven-spotted Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata (Coccinelidae) |
| NewZealandish Niue | |||
| 2011 SILVER | 2012 SILVER | 2013 GOLD-plated SILVER | 2014 SILVER |
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| Seven-spotted Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata (Coccinelidae) |
Seven-spotted Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata (Coccinelidae) |
Seven-spotted Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata (Coccinelidae) |
Seven-spotted Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata (Coccinelidae) |
| Australia 2010 | Australia 2015 | Palau 2008 | Annobon Islands | NewZealandish Niue | Cameroon 2016 |
| ALUMINUM BRONZE | ALUMINUM BRONZE | GOLD | 2013 BRASS | 2016 GOLD | SILVER |
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| Convergent Ladybird Hippodamia californica (Coccinelidae) |
Variable Ladybird Coelophora inaequalis (Coccinelidae) |
Ladybird Beetle ??? (Coccinelidae) |
Ladybird Beetle ??? (Coccinelidae) |
Ladybird Beetle ??? (Coccinelidae) |
Ladybird Beetle ??? (Coccinelidae) |
| Canada | NewZealandish Niue | Cook Islands | Sumatra 2017 |
| 2015 SILVER | 2017 SILVER | 2000 SILVER | ALUMINUM-BRONZE |
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| Firefly ??? (Lampyridae) |
European Common Glowworm Lampyris noctiluca (Lampyridae) |
Jewel Beetle Temognatha chevrolati (Buprestidae) |
Oakwood Ground Beetle Calosoma inquisitor (Carabidae) |
| Slovakia 2001 | Hungary 2015 | Russia 2012 | Sumatra 2018 | Sumatra 2018 |
| SILVER | COPPER-NICKEL | SILVER | ALUMINUM-BRONZE | ALUMINUM-BRONZE |
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| Blue Longhorn Beetle Rosalia alpina (Cerambycidae) |
Blue Longhorn Beetle Rosalia alpina (Cerambycidae) |
Emerald Rosalia Beetle Rosalia coelestis (Cerambycidae) |
Purpurbook Beetle Purpuricenus kaehleri (Cerambycidae) |
Longhorned Beetle Semanotus russicus (Cerambycidae) |
| Poland | Poland | Russia 2013 BRASS+ | Udmurtia | |
| 1997 BRASS | 2010 BRASS | COPPER-NICKEL RING | 2013 COPPER | |
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| European Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus (Lucanidae) |
European Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus (Lucanidae) |
European Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus (Lucanidae) |
European Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus (Lucanidae) |
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| Transnistria | Fiji | Sumatra | Australia |
| 2006 SILVER | 2014 SILVER | 2017 ALUMINUM-BRONZE | 2014 ALUMINUM BRONZE |
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| European Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus (Lucanidae) |
European Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus (Lucanidae) |
European Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus (Lucanidae) |
Rainbow Stag Beetle Phalacrognathus muelleri (Lucanidae) |
| Sumatra 2017 | Chuvashia | Palau | Australia 2012 | Cook Islands |
| ALUMINUM-BRONZE | 2013 COPPER | 2006 GOLD | ALUMINUM BRONZE | 2017 SILVER |
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| Caucasus Giant Beetle Chalcosoma caucasus (Scarabaeidae) |
European Rhinoceros Beetle Oryctes nasicornis (Scarabaeidae) |
Rhinoceros Beetle Oryctes rhinoceros (Scarabaeidae) |
Rhinoceros Beetle Oryctes rhinoceros (Scarabaeidae) |
Rhinoceros Beetle Oryctes rhinoceros (Scarabaeidae) |
| Cook Islands | Bonaire Island 2013 | Cook Islands | SanMarino 1974 | Annobon Islands 2013 |
| 2017 SILVER | COPPER-NICKEL | 2017 SILVER | ALUMINUM | COPPER-NICKEL |
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| Yanbaru Long-armed Scarab Cheirotonus jambar (Scarabaeidae) |
Hercules Beetle Dynastes hercules (Scarabaeidae) |
Goliath Beetle Goliathus goliathus (Scarabaeidae) |
Flower Chafer Trichius gallicus (Scarabaeidae) |
Scarab Beetle Scarabaeus sacer (Scarabaeidae) |
| British Isle of Man | Cook Islands 2013 | Republic of Crimea | NewZealandish Niue | NewZealandish Niue |
| 2008 SILVER | GOLD plated COPPER | 2014 COPPER | 2016 SILVER | 2017 GOLD plated SILVER |
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| Scarab Beetle Scarabaeus sacer (Scarabaeidae) |
Scarab Beetle Scarabaeus sacer (Scarabaeidae) |
Scarab Beetle Scarabaeus sacer (Scarabaeidae) |
Scarab Beetle Scarabaeus sacer (Scarabaeidae) |
Scarab Beetle Scarabaeus sacer (Scarabaeidae) |
| Somalia | Fiji 2012 | Solomon Islands | Cook Islands |
| 2008 COPPER-NICKEL | SILVER | 2014 SILVER | 2017 SILVER |
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| Scarab Beetle Scarabaeus sacer (Scarabaeidae) |
Scarab Beetle Scarabaeus sacer (Scarabaeidae) |
Scarab Beetle Scarabaeus sacer (Scarabaeidae) |
Ancient Egyptian Scarab Beetle Scarabaeus sacer (Scarabaeidae) |
| Bonaire Island 2013 | Cook Islands | Cook Islands | Cook Islands | Cook Islands |
| COPPER-NICKEL | 2017 SILVER | 2017 SILVER | 2017 SILVER | 2017 SILVER |
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| Scarab Beetle ??? (Scarabaeidae) |
Scarab Beetle ??? (Scarabaeidae) |
Scarab Beetle ??? (Scarabaeidae) |
Scarab Beetle ??? (Scarabaeidae) |
Scarab Beetle ??? (Scarabaeidae) |
| Cook Islands | Canada | Thailand | Germany |
| 2017 SILVER | 2017 SILVER | 1900 TIN-ZINC | 2019 SILVER |
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| Darkling Beetle ??? (Tenebrionidae) |
Dogbane Leaf Beetle Chrysochus auratus (Chrysomelidae) |
Bee ??? (Apidae?) |
Honeybee ??? (Apidae) |
| Ancient Greek 387BC | Italy 1919 | Italy 1953 | Malta 1972 | Vatican city 1992 | Slovenia 1993 |
| SILVER | COPPER | ALUMINUM | ALUMINUM | ALUMINUM | ALUMINUM |
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| Honeybee ??? (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) |
| SanMarino 1974 | SanMarino 1986 | SanMarino 2001 | Poland 2010 | Poland 2015 |
| ALUMINUM | GOLD | GOLD | BRASS | SILVER |
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| 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) |
| Morocco 2011 | Canada 2013 | Luxembourg 2013 ALUMINUM- | Sint Eustatius 2013 BRASS+ | Cook Islands 2014 |
| BRASS | SILVER | BRONZE+SILVER RING | COPPER-NICKEL RING | GOLD plated SILVER |
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| 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) |
| Ukraine 2010 | NewZealand 2016 | NewZealand 2018 | Zambia 2010 | South Africa 2011 |
| GOLD | SILVER | SILVER | COPPER-NICKEL | GOLD |
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| Western Honeybee Apis mellifera (Apidae) |
Western Honeybee Apis mellifera (Apidae) |
Western Honeybee Apis mellifera (Apidae) |
African Honeybee Apis mellifera scutellata (Apidae) |
African Honeybee Apis mellifera scutellata (Apidae) |
| Lithuania 2008 | Palau 2011 | Canada 2012 | Canada 2017 | Tatarstan 2013 |
| SILVER | SILVER | COPPER-NICKEL | SILVER | COPPER |
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| Big-eyed Bumble Bee Bombus confusus (Anthophoridae) |
Bumble Bee Bombus latreille (Anthophoridae) |
Northern Bumble Bee Bombus polaris (Anthophoridae) |
Northern Bumble Bee Bombus polaris (Anthophoridae) |
Bumble Bee Bombus fragrans (Anthophoridae) |
| Zambia 2010 | Cook Islands 2000 | Australia 2014 | Zambia 2010 | Sint Eustatius 2013 |
| COPPER-NICKEL | SILVER | ALUMINUM BRONZE | COPPER-NICKEL | COPPER |
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| Giant Hornet ??? (Vespidae) |
Large Cuckoo Wasp Stilbum cyanurum (Chrysididae) |
Cuckoo Wasp Chrysis chrysis (Chrysididae) |
Red Harvester Ant Pogonomyrmex barbatus (Formicidae) |
Slave-raiding Ant Polyergus lucidus (Formicidae) |
| SanMarino 1974 | SanMarino | Latvia 2003 | Zambia 2010 | Zambia 2010 |
| ALUMINUM | 1986 GOLD | COPPER-NICKEL | COPPER-NICKEL | COPPER-NICKEL |
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| Red Wood Ant Formica rufa (Formicidae) |
Red Wood Ant Formica rufa (Formicidae) |
Red Wood Ant Formica rufa (Formicidae) |
Bullet Ant Paraponera clavata (Formicidae) |
Jack Jumper Ant Myrmecia pilosula (Formicidae) |
| Australia 2010 | Australia 2014 | Australia 2015 | Tuvalu 2015 | Chad 2015 COPPER- |
| ALUMINUM BRONZE | ALUMINUM BRONZE | ALUMINUM BRONZE | SILVER | NICKEL+BRASS RING |
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| Giant Bull Ant Myrmecia nigriceps (Formicidae) |
Venomous Bull Ant Myrmecia pyriformis (Formicidae) |
Adventurous Ant Myrmecia pyriformis (Formicidae) |
Australia's Bull Ant Myrmecia pyriformis (Formicidae) |
Leaf-cutter Ant Atta sp. (Formicidae) |
| Niger 2005 COPPER- | Zambia 2010 | Australia 2010 | Australia 2014 | Zambia 2010 |
| NICKEL+BRASS RING | COPPER-NICKEL | ALUMINUM BRONZE | ALUMINUM BRONZE | COPPER-NICKEL |
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| Malaria Mosquito Anopheles anopheles (Culicidae) |
Mosquito ??? (Culicidae) |
Blow Fly Protophormia terraenovae (Calliphoridae) |
Australian Sheep Blow Fly Lucilia cuprina (Calliphoridae) |
Tsetse Fly ??? (Glossinidae) |
| Papua NewGuinea | Papua NewGuinea | China 2009 | Australia 2010 | NewZealandish Niue |
| 1972 BRONZE | 1990 GOLD | SILVER | ALUMINUM BRONZE | 2010 SILVER |
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| Paradise Birdwing Butterfly Ornithoptera paradisea (Papilionidae) |
Alexandra Birdwing Butterfly Ornithoptera alexandras (Papilionidae) |
Cairns Birdwing Butterfly Ornithoptera priamus (Papilionidae) |
Cairns Birdwing Butterfly Ornithoptera priamus (Papilionidae) |
Apollo Parnassius Parnassius apollo (Papilionidae) |
| Thailand 1900 | Poland 2014 | Canada 2006 | Mauritius 1975 |
| TIN-ZINC | BRASS | SILVER | SILVER |
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| Butterfly ??? (Papilionidae?) |
Common Yellow Swallowtail Papilio machaon (Papilionidae) |
Short-tailed Swallowtail Papilio brevicauda (Papilionidae) |
Blue Swallowtail Papilio manlius (Papilionidae) |
| Jamaica 1979 | Cook Islands | Australia 2014 | Annobon Islands 2013 |
| COPPER-NICKEL | 2000 SILVER | ALUMINUM BRONZE | BRONZE+BRASS RING |
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| Homerus Swallowtail Papilio homerus (Papilionidae) |
Ulysses Butterfly Papilio ulysses (Papilionidae) |
Ulysses Butterfly Papilio ulysses (Papilionidae) |
Swallowtail ??? (Papilionidae) |
| Republic of Crimea | Philippine | Bonaire Caribean Island | Bonaire Caribean Island | China 2009 |
| 2014 COPPER | 1990 BRASS | 2012 COPPER-NICKEL | 2012 COPPER-NICKEL | SILVER |
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| Southern Festoon Zerynthia polyxena (Papilionidae) |
Kite Swallowtail Graphium idaeoides (Papilionidae) |
Pink-spotted Cattleheart Parides photinus (Papilionidae) |
Arcas Cattleheart Parides arcas (Papilionidae) |
Anna's Eighty-eight Butterfly Diaethria anna (Nymphalidae) |
| China 2009 | Poland 2014 | Poland 2014 | Poland 2014 | Australia 2015 |
| SILVER | BRASS | BRASS | BRASS | ALUMINUM BRONZE |
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| Yellow Pansy Butterfly Precis hierta (Nymphalidae) |
Peacock Butterfly Inachis io (Nymphalidae) |
Purple Emperor Apatura iris (Nymphalidae) |
Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae (Nymphalidae) |
Ringed Xenica Butterfly Geitoneura acantha (Nymphalidae) |
| Congo democratic Republic | Congo democratic Republic | Bonaire Island 2012 | ||
| 2002 SILVER | 2002 SILVER | COPPER-NICKEL | BRONZE | COPPER |
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| Dark Greenish Butterfly Euphaedra sp. (Nymphalidae) |
Red and Black Butterfly Cymothoe sangaris (Nymphalidae) |
Zebra Longwing Heliconius charitonia (Nymphalidae) |
Red Postman Heliconius erato (Nymphalidae) |
Stoplight Catone Catonephele numilia (Nymphalidae) |
| China 2009 | Mexico 1987 | Australia 2012 | Congo democratic Republic |
| SILVER | SILVER | ALUMINUM BRONZE | 2002 SILVER |
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| Aega Morpho Morpho aega (Morphodae) |
Wanderer Butterfly Danaus plexippus (Danaidae) |
Wanderer Butterfly Danaus plexippus (Danaidae) |
Arcius Bluetail Butterfly Phetus arcius (Riodinidae) |
| British Guernsey 1998 | Bonaire Island 2012 | Poland 2014 | Canada 2013 | Poland 2014 |
| SILVER | COPPER-NICKEL | BRASS | COPPER-NICKEL | BRASS |
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| Brimstone Butterfly Gonepteryx aspasia (Pieridae) |
Angled Sulphur Anteos maerula (Pieridae) |
Large White Pieris brassicae (Pieridae) |
Eastern Tailed Blue Butterfly Cupido comyntas (Lycaenidae) |
Garden Tiger Moth Arctia caja (Arctiidae) |
| Poland 2014 | Poland 2014 | Transnistria | Annobon Islands 2013 | British Guernsey 1997 |
| BRASS | BRASS | 2011 SILVER | BRASS+NICKEL RING | SILVER |
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| Black Arches Lymantria monacha (Lymantriidae) |
Poplar Hawk Moth Laothoe populi (Sphingidae) |
Death's Head Hawk Moth Acherontia atropos (Sphingidae) |
Hawk Moth ??? (Sphingidae) |
Emperor Moth Saturnia pavonia (Saturniidae) |
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