Insects on Coins (kind)

Cook IslandsMoldovaSint Eustatius 2013Palau 2010
2000 SILVER2013 SILVERBRONZE+COPPER-NICKELSILVER
Rainforest Damselfly
Diphlebia lestoides
(Calopterygidae)
Southern Damselfly
Coenagrion mercuriale
(Agrionidae)
Dragonfly
???
(Libellulidae)
Blue-eyed Hawker
Aeshna affinis
(Aeschnidae)
Southeast Asia 1850 TIN-ZINCSint Eustatius 2013 COPPER-NICKELKazakhstan 2012 COPPER-NICKEL
Cricket
???
(Gryllidae?)
Prayling Mantis
???
(Mantidae)
Giant Asian Mantis
Hierodula tenuidentata
(Mantidae)
Ukraine 2006Australia 2014Palau 2010Sint Eustatius 2013Palau 2011
SILVERALUMINUM BRONZESILVERCOPPER-NICKELSILVER
Ukranian Grasshopper
Poecilimon ukrainicus
(Tettigoniidae)
Leichhardt's Grasshopper
Petasida ephippigera
(Acrididae)
African Desert Locust
Schistocerca gregaria
(Acrididae)
Grasshopper
???
(Acrididae)
Giant Prickly Stick Insect
Extatosoma tiaratum
(Phasmatidae)
Sint Eustatius 2013
COPPER-NICKEL
Sint Eustatius 2013
COPPER-NICKEL
Palau 2006 GOLDRussia 2019
NICKEL+BRASS
Assassin Bug
???
(Reduviidae)
Pond Skater
???
(Gerridae)
Ant Lion Fly (Larva)
Hagenomyia micans
(Myrmeleontidae)
Ribbon Lacewing
Lertha extensa
(Neomopteridae)
Annobon Is.Palau 2009Canada 2011Russia 2017Russia 2021
2013 BRASSSILVERCOPPER-NICKELNICKEL+BRASSBRASS+NICKEL-SILVER
Ladybird Beetle
???
(Coccinelidae)
Seven-spotted Ladybird
Coccinella septempunctata
(Coccinelidae)
Seven-spotted Ladybird
Coccinella septempunctata
(Coccinelidae)
Ground Beetle
Carabus tauricus
(Carabidae)
Anthia Ground Beetle
Anthia mannerheimi
(Harpalidae)
Slovakia 2001Hungary 2015Sumatra 2018Sumatra 2018
SILVERCOPPER-NICKELALUMINUM-BRONZEALUMINUM-BRONZE
Blue Longhorn Beetle
Rosalia alpina
(Cerambycidae)
Blue Longhorn Beetle
Rosalia alpina
(Cerambycidae)
Purpurbook Beetle
Purpuricenus kaehleri
(Cerambycidae)
Longhorn Beetle
Semanotus russicus
(Cerambycidae)
PolandRussia 2013Liechtenstein 2021Australia 2014
1997 BRASSBRASS+COPPER-NICKELCOPPER-NICKELALUMINUM BRONZE
European Stag Beetle
Lucanus cervus
(Lucanidae)
European Stag Beetle
Lucanus cervus
(Lucanidae)
European Stag Beetle
Lucanus cervus
(Lucanidae)
Rainbow Stag Beetle
Phalacrognathus muelleri
(Lucanidae)
ChuvashiaPalauAustralia 2012AnnobonIs. 2013SanMarino
2013 COPPER2006 GOLDALUMINUM BRONZECOPPER-NICKEL1974 ALUMINUM
Rhinoceros Beetle
Oryctes nasicornis
(Scarabaeidae)
Rhinoceros Beetle
Oryctes rhinoceros
(Scarabaeidae)
Rhinoceros Beetle
Oryctes rhinoceros
(Scarabaeidae)
Scarab Beetle
Scarabaeus sacer
(Scarabaeidae)
Flower Chafer
Trichius gallicus
(Scarabaeidae)
Ancient GreekItaly 1919Italy 1953Malta 1972SanMarino 1974Vatican city 1992
387BC SILVERCOPPERALUMINUMALUMINUMALUMINUMALUMINUM
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)
Slovenia 1993Ukraine 2010Morocco 2011Luxembourg 2013Canada 2013
ALUMINUMGOLDBRASSALUMINUM-BRONZE+SILVERSILVER
Honeybee
Apis mellifera
(Apidae)
Honeybee
Apis mellifera
(Apidae)
Honeybee
Apis mellifera
(Apidae)
Western Honeybee
Apis mellifera
(Apidae)
Western Honeybee
Apis mellifera
(Apidae)
Sint Eustatius 2013Cook Islands 2014NewZealand 2018Zambia 2010
BRASS+COPPER-NICKELGOLD plated SILVERSILVERSILVER
Western Honeybee
Apis mellifera
(Apidae)
Western Honeybee
Apis mellifera
(Apidae)
Western Honeybee
Apis mellifera
(Apidae)
African Honeybee
Apis mellifera scutellata
(Apidae)
Palau 2011Russia 2021Canada 2012Zambia 2010Australia 2014
SILVERBRASS+NICKEL-SILVERCOPPER-NICKELSILVERALUMINUM BRONZE
Bumble Bee
Bombus latreille
(Anthophoridae)
Big-eyed Bumble Bee
Bombus sporadicus
(Anthophoridae)
Northern Bumble Bee
Bombus polaris
(Anthophoridae)
Giant Hornet
???
(Vespidae)
Cuckoo Wasp
Chrysis chrysis
(Chrysididae)
SanMarino 1974Latvia 2003Zambia 2010Sint EustatiusAustralia 2014Chad 2015 COPPER-
ALUMINUMCOPPER-NICKELSILVER2013 COPPERALUMINUM BRONZENICKEL+BRASS
Red Wood Ant
Formica rufa
(Formicidae)
Red Wood Ant
Formica rufa
(Formicidae)
Bullet Ant
Paraponera clavata
(Formicidae)
Slave-raiding Ant
Polyergus lucidus
(Formicidae)
Venomous Bull Ant
Myrmecia pyriformis
(Formicidae)
Leaf-cutter Ant
Atta sp.
(Formicidae)
Niger 2005 COPPER-Zambia 2010Australia 2014Zambia 2010
NICKEL+BRASSSILVERALUMINUM BRONZESILVER
Malaria Mosquito
Anopheles anopheles
(Culicidae)
Mosquito
???
(Culicidae)
Australian Sheep Blow Fly
Lucilia cuprina
(Calliphoridae)
Tsetse Fly
???
(Glossinidae)
Papua NewGuineaPapua NewGuineaSouthwest Asia 1850Australia 2014
1972 BRONZE1990 GOLDTIN-ZINCALUMI. BRONZE
Paradise Birdwing
Ornithoptera paradisea
(Papilionidae)
Alexandra Birdwing
Ornithoptera alexandras
(Papilionidae)
Butterfly
???
(Papilionidae)
Ulysses Butterfly
Papilio ulysses
(Papilionidae)
PhilippineCongo democratic RepublicCongo democratic Republic
1990 BRASS2002 SILVER2002 SILVER
Kite Swallowtail
Graphium idaeoides
(Papilionidae)
Dark Greenish Butterfly
Euphaedra sp.
(Nymphalidae)
Red and Black Butterfly
Cymothoe sangaris
(Nymphalidae)
Australia 2012Congo democratic RepublicCanada 2013Annobon Is. 2013
ALUMINUM BRONZE2002 SILVERCOPPER-NICKELBRASS+NICKE
Wanderer Butterfly
Danaus plexippus
(Danaidae)
Arcius Bluetail Butterfly
Phetus arcius
(Riodinidae)
Tailed Blue Butterfly
Cupido comyntas
(Lycaenidae)
Hawk Moth
???
(Sphingidae)

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