Animals on Coins (country name order)

Australia 1967
BRONZEBRONZECOPPER-NICKELCOPPER-NICKELCOPPER-NICKEL
Feathertail Glider
Acrobates pygmaeus
(Acrobatidae)
(MARSUPIALIA)
Frill-necked Lizard
Chlamydosaurus kingii
(Agamidae)
(SQUAMATA)
Short-beaked Echidna
Tachyglossus aculeatus
(Tachyglossidae)
(MONOTREMATA)
Superb Lyrebird
Menura novaehollandiae
(Menuridae)
(PASSERIFORMES)
Duckbilled Platypus
Ornithorhynchus anatinus
(Ornithorhynchidae)
(MONOTREMATA)
Australia 1984CanadaCanada 1991Chili 1970Southeast AsiaAncient Greek
NICKEL-ALUMI-COPPER1976 NICKELAUREATE NICKELALUMI-BRONZE1750 TIN-ZINC535BC SILVER
Kangaroos
Macropus giganteus
(Macropodidae)
(MARSUPIALIA)
American Beaver
Castor canadensis
(Castoridae)
(RODENTIA)
Common Loon
Gavia immer
(Gaviidae)
(GAVIIFORMES)
Condor
Vultur gryphus
(Cathartidae)
(FALCONIFORMES)
Turtle
???
(Testudinidae?)
(TESTUDINES)
Little Owl
Athene noctua
(Strigidae)
(STRIGIFORMES)
Japan 2003Japan 2008Japan 2009 COPPER-Japan 2009
SILVERSILVERNICKEL+NICKEL-BRASSSILVER
Lidth's Jay
Garrulus lidthi
(Corvidae)
(PASSERIFORMES)
Red-crowned Crane
Grus japonensis
(Gruidae)
(GRUIFORMES)
Crested Ibis
Nipponia nippon
(Threskiornithidae)
(CICONIFORMES)
Crested Ibis
Nipponia nippon
(Threskiornithidae)
(CICONIFORMES)
Japan 2010 COPPER-
NICKEL+NICKEL-BRASS
Japan 2010 SILVERJapan 2012 COPPER-
NICKEL+NICKEL-BRASS
Japan 2013 COPPER-
NICKEL+NICKEL-BRASS
Guatemala
2001 BRASS
Fukuiraptor
Fukuiraptor kitadaniensis
(Allosauridae)
(THEROPODA)
Fukuiraptor
Fukuiraptor kitadaniensis
(Allosauridae)
(THEROPODA)
Biwa Catfish
Silurus biwaensis
(Siluridae)
(SILURIFORMES)
White Stork
Ciconia ciconia
(Ciconiidae)
(CICONIFORMES)
Resplendent Quetzal
Pharomachrus mocinno
(Trogonidae)
(TROGONIFORMES)
Papua NewGuinea 1975Peru
BRONZECOPPER-NICKELCOPPER-NICKELCOPPER-NICKEL1968 BRASS
Ornate Butterfly Codfish
Pterois volitans
(Scorpaenidae)
(LOPHIIFORMES)
Pig-nose Turtle
Carettochelys insculpta
(Carettochelyidae)
(TESTUDINES)
Spotted Cuscus
Spilocuscus maculatus
(Phalangeridae)
(MARSUPIALIA)
Dwarf Cassowary
Casuarius bennetti
(Casuariidae)
(STRUTHIONIFORMES)
Llama
Lama glama
(Bovidae)
(ARTIODACTYLA)
Poland 1971Poland 1995Poland 2003Poland 2006South Korea 2000
COPPER-NICKELCOPPER-NICKELBRASSBRASSCOPPER-NICKEL
Flounder
Platichthys flesus
(Pleuronectidae)
(PLEURONECTIFORMES)
Wels Catfish
Silurus glanis
(Siluridae)
(SILURIFORMES)
European Eel
Anguilla anguilla
(Anguillidae)
(ANGUILLIFORMES)
Alpine Marmot
Marmota marmota
(Sciuridae)
(RODENTIA)
Red-crowned Crane
Grus japonensis
(Gruidae)
(GRUIFORMES)
Slovenia 1992USA 1935
ALUMINUMALUMINUMBRASSBRASSBRASSCOPPER-NICKEL
Blind Cave Salamander
Proteus anguineus
(Ambystomatidae)
(URODELA)
Long-eared Owl
Asio otus
(Strigidae)
(STRIGIFORMES)
Brown Trout
Salmo trutta fario
(Salmonidae)
(SALMONIFORMES)
Barn Swallow
Hirundo rustica
(Hirundinidae)
(PASSERIFORMES)
Alpine Ibex
Capra ibex
(Bovidae)
(ARTIODACTYLA)
Buffalo
Bison bison
(Bovidae)
(ARTIODACTYLA)

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