Insects on Coins (country name order)Insects on Coins (country name order)| Australia 2014 | Australia 2014 | Australia 2014 | Australia 2014 | Australia 2014 | Australia 2014 |
| ALUMI. BRONZE | ALUMI. BRONZE | ALUMI. BRONZE | ALUMI. BRONZE | ALUMI. BRONZE | ALUMI. BRONZE |
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| Sheep Blow Fly Lucilia cuprina (Calliphoridae) |
Ulysses Butterfly Papilio ulysses (Papilionidae) |
Rainbow Stag Beetle Phalacrognathus muelleri (Lucanidae) |
Cuckoo Wasp Chrysis chrysis (Chrysididae) |
Leichhardt's Grasshopper Petasida ephippigera (Acrididae) |
Venomous Bull Ant Myrmecia gulosa (Formicidae) |
| Australia 2012 | Australia 2012 | Canada 2011 | Canada 2012 | Canada 2013 |
| ALUMINUM BRONZE | ALUMINUM BRONZE | COPPER-NICKEL | COPPER-NICKEL | COPPER-NICKEL |
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| Wanderer Butterfly Danaus plexippus (Danaidae) |
Rhinoceros Beetle Oryctes rhinoceros (Scarabaeidae) |
Ladybug Beetle Coccinella septempunctata (Coccinelidae) |
Northern Bumble Bee Bombus polaris (Anthophoridae) |
Tailed Blue Butterfly Cupido comyntas (Lycaenidae) |
| Canada 2013 | Chad 2015 COPPER- | Cook Islands | Cook Islands 2014 |
| SILVER | NICKEL+BRASS | 2000 SILVER | GOLD plated SILVER |
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| Western Honeybee Apis mellifera (Apidae) |
Leaf-cutter Ant Atta sp. (Formicidae) |
Rainforest Damselfly Diphlebia lestoides (Calopterygidae) |
Western Honeybee Apis mellifera (Apidae) |
| Chuvashia 2013 | Congo democratic Republic | ||
| COPPER | 2002 SILVER | 2002 SILVER | 2002 SILVER |
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| Rhinoceros Beetle Oryctes nasicornis (Scarabaeidae) |
Arcius Bluetail Butterfly Phetus arcius (Riodinidae) |
Dark Greenish Butterfly Euphaedra sp. (Nymphalidae) |
Red and Black Butterfly Cymothoe sangaris (Nymphalidae) |
| Annobon Islands of Equatorial Guinea 2013 | Ancient Greek | ||
| BRASS | COPPER-NICKEL | BRASS{COPPER-NICKEL | 387BC SILVER |
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| Ladybug Beetle ??? (Coccinelidae) |
Scarab Beetle Scarabaeus sacer (Scarabaeidae) |
Hawk Moth ??? (Sphingidae) |
Honeybee ??? (Apidae) |
| Hungary 2015 | Italy 1919 | Italy 1953 | Kazakhstan 2012 | Liechtenstein 2021 |
| COPPER-NICKEL | COPPER | ALUMINUM | COPPER-NICKEL | COPPER-NICKEL |
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| Blue Longhorn Beetle Rosalia alpina (Cerambycidae) |
Western Honeybee Apis mellifera (Apidae) |
Western Honeybee Apis mellifera (Apidae) |
Giant Asian Mantis Hierodula tenuidentata (Mantidae) |
European Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus (Lucanidae) |
| Latvia 2003 | Luxembourg 2013 | Malta 1972 | Moldova 2013 |
| COPPER-NICKEL | ALUMINUM-BRONZE+SILVER | ALUMINUM | SILVER |
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| Red Wood Ant Formica rufa (Formicidae) |
Western Honeybee Apis mellifera (Apidae) |
Honeybee Apis mellifera (Apidae) |
Southern Damselfly Coenagrion mercuriale (Agrionidae) |
| Morocco | New Zealand | Sint Eustatius 2013 | ||
| 2011 BRASS | 2018 SILVER | COPPER | COPPER-NICKEL | COPPER-NICKEL |
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| Honeybee Apis mellifera (Apidae) |
Western Honeybee Apis mellifera (Apidae) |
Slave-raiding Ant Polyergus lucidus (Formicidae) |
Grasshopper ??? (Acrididae) |
Assassin Bug ??? (Reduviidae) |
| Sint Eustatius of Caribbean Netherlands 2013 | |||
| COPPER-NICKEL | COPPER-NICKEL | COPPER+COPPER-NICKEL | BRASS+COPPER-NICKEL |
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| Pond Skater ??? (Gerridae) |
Praying Mantid ??? (Mantidae) |
Dragonfly ??? (Libellulidae) |
Western Honeybee Apis mellifera (Apidae) |
| Vatican city 1992 | Niger 2005 | Norway 1960 | Palau 2006 | Palau 2006 |
| ALUMINUM | COPPER-NICKEL+BRASS | COPPER-NICKEL | GOLD | GOLD |
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| Western Honeybee Apis mellifera (Apidae) |
Malaria Mosquito Anopheles anopheles (Culicidae) |
Honeybee Apis mellifera (Apidae) |
Rhinoceros Beetle Oryctes rhinoceros (Scarabaeidae) |
Ant Lion Fly (Larva) Hagenomyia micans (Myrmeleontidae) |
| Palau 2010 SILVER | Palau 2010 SILVER | Palau 2011 SILVER | Palau 2011 SILVER |
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| Blue-eyed Hawker Aeshna affinis (Aeschnidae) |
African Desert Locust Schistocerca gregaria (Acrididae) |
Bumble Bee Bombus latreille (Anthophoridae) |
Giant Prickly Stick Insect Extatosoma tiaratum (Phasmatidae) |
| Palau | Papua NewGuinea | Papua NewGuinea | Philippine |
| 2009 SILVER | 1972 BRONZE | 1990 GOLD | 1990 BRASS |
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| Seven-spotted Ladybug Coccinella septempunctata (Coccinelidae) |
Paradise Birdwing Butterfly Ornithoptera paradisea (Papilionidae) |
Alexandra Birdwing Butterfly Ornithoptera alexandras (Papilionidae) |
Kite Swallowtail Graphium idaeoides (Papilionidae) |
| Russia 2013 | Russia 2017 | Russia 2019 | Russia 2021 | Russia 2021 |
| BRASS+COPPER-NICKEL | NICKEL+BRASS | NICKEL+BRASS | BRASS+NICKEL-SILVER | BRASS+NICKEL-SILVER |
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| European Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus (Lucanidae) |
Ground Beetle Carabus tauricus (Carabidae) |
Ribbon Lacewing Lertha extensa (Neomopteridae) |
Anthia Ground Beetle Anthia mannerheimi (Harpalidae) |
Big-eyed Bumble Bee Bombus sporadicus (Anthophoridae) |
| SanMarino | Slovakia 2001 | Slovenia 1993 | ||
| 1974 ALUMINUM | 1974 ALUMINUM | 1974 ALUMINUM | SILVER | ALUMINUM |
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| Red Wood Ant Formica rufa (Formicidae) |
Flower Chafer Trichius gallicus (Scarabaeidae) |
Honeybee Apis mellifera (Apidae) |
Blue Longhorn Beetle Rosalia alpina (Cerambycidae) |
Honeybee Apis mellifera (Apidae) |
| Poland 1997 | Ukraina 2006 | Ukraine 2010 | Sumatra 2018 | |
| BRASS | SILVER | GOLD | ALUMINUM-BRONZE | ALUMINUM-BRONZE |
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| European Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus (Lucanidae) |
Ukranian Grasshopper Poecilimon ukrainicus (Tettigoniidae) |
Western Honeybee Apis mellifera (Apidae) |
Longhorned Beetle Semanotus russicus (Cerambycidae) |
Purpurbook Beetle Purpuricenus kaehleri (Cerambycidae) |
| Southeast Asia 1850 TIN-ZINC | Southeast Asia 1850 TIN-ZINC | Togo 2005 SILVER |
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| Cricket ??? (Gryllidae?) |
Butterfly ??? (Papilionidae?) |
Western Honeybee Apis mellifera (Apidae) |
| Zambia 2010 | ||||
| SILVER | SILVER | SILVER | SILVER | SILVER |
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| Mosquito ??? (Culicidae) |
Tsetse Fly ??? (Glossinidae) |
African Honeybee Apis mellifera scutellata (Apidae) |
Giant Hornet ??? (Vespidae) |
Bullet Ant Paraponera clavata (Formicidae) |
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