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)
Sint Eustatius 2013Palau 2010Australia 2010Southeast Asia 1850
BRONZE+COPPER-NICKELSILVERALUMINUM BRONZETIN-ZINC
Dragonfly
???
(Libellulidae)
Blue-eyed Hawker
Aeshna affinis
(Aeschnidae)
Emperor Dragonfly
Anax imperator
(Aeschnidae)
Cricket
???
(Gryllidae?)
Sint Eustatius 2013Australia 2010Poland 2011Kazakhstan 2012Ukraine 2006
COPPER-NICKELALUMINUM BRONZEBRASSCOPPER-NICKELSILVER
Prayling Mantis
???
(Mantidae)
Prayling Mantis
Mantis religiosa
(Mantidae)
Prayling Mantis
Mantis religiosa
(Mantidae)
Giant Asian Mantis
Hierodula tenuidentata
(Mantidae)
Ukranian Grasshopper
Poecilimon ukrainicus
(Tettigoniidae)
Australia 2010Australia 2014Palau 2010Sint Eustatius 2013Palau 2011
BRASSALUMINUM BRONZESILVERCOPPER-NICKELSILVER
Short-horned
Grasshopper
Macrocara conglobata
(Acrididae)
Leichhardt's Grasshopper
Petasida ephippigera
(Acrididae)
African Desert Locust
Schistocerca gregaria
(Acrididae)
Grasshopper
???
(Acrididae)
Giant Prickly Stick Insect
Extatosoma tiaratum
(Phasmatidae)
Sint Eustatius 2013Australia 2010Palau 2006Russia 2019NewZealandish Niue
COPPER-NICKELCOPPER-NICKELALUMINUM BRONZEGOLDNICKEL+BRASS2012 SILVER
Assassin Bug
???
(Reduviidae)
Pond Skater
???
(Gerridae)
Wattle Cicada
Cicadetta sp.
(Cicadidae)
Ant Lion Fly (Larva)
Hagenomyia micans
(Myrmeleontidae)
Ribbon Lacewing
Lertha extensa
(Neomopteridae)
Seven-spotted Ladybird
Coccinella septempunctata
(Coccinelidae)
Annobon Is.Australia 2010Palau 2009Canada 2011Turkey 2016
2013 BRASSALUMINUM BRONZESILVERCOPPER-NICKELSILVER
Ladybird Beetle
???
(Coccinelidae)
Convergent Ladybird
Hippodamia californica
(Coccinelidae)
Seven-spotted Ladybird
Coccinella septempunctata
(Coccinelidae)
Seven-spotted Ladybird
Coccinella septempunctata
(Coccinelidae)
Seven-spotted Ladybird
Coccinella septempunctata
(Coccinelidae)
Russia 2017Sumatra 2017Sumatra 2019Russia 2021
NICKEL+BRASSALUMINUM-BRONZEALUMINUM-BRONZEBRASS+NICKEL-SILVER
Ground Beetle
Carabus tauricus
(Carabidae)
Oakwood Ground Beetle
Calosoma inquisitor
(Carabidae)
Calosoma Beetle
Calosoma sycophanta
(Carabidae)
Anthia Ground Beetle
Anthia mannerheimi
(Harpalidae)
Slovakia 2001Hungary 2015Russia 2012Sumatra 2018Sumatra 2018
SILVERCOPPER-NICKELSILVERALUMINUM-BRONZEALUMINUM-BRONZE
Blue Longhorn Beetle
Rosalia alpina
(Cerambycidae)
Blue Longhorn Beetle
Rosalia alpina
(Cerambycidae)
Emerald Rosalia Beetle
Rosalia coelestis
(Cerambycidae)
Purpurbook Beetle
Purpuricenus kaehleri
(Cerambycidae)
Longhorn Beetle
Semanotus russicus
(Cerambycidae)
PolandRussia 2013Sumatra 2017Liechtenstein 2021
1997 BRASSBRASS+COPPER-NICKELALUMINUM-BRONZECOPPER-NICKEL
European Stag Beetle
Lucanus cervus
(Lucanidae)
European Stag Beetle
Lucanus cervus
(Lucanidae)
European Stag Beetle
Lucanus cervus
(Lucanidae)
European Stag Beetle
Lucanus cervus
(Lucanidae)
Australia 2014ChuvashiaPalauAustralia 2012
ALUMINUM BRONZE2013 COPPER2006 GOLDALUMINUM BRONZE
Rainbow Stag Beetle
Phalacrognathus muelleri
(Lucanidae)
Rhinoceros Beetle
Oryctes nasicornis
(Scarabaeidae)
Rhinoceros Beetle
Oryctes rhinoceros
(Scarabaeidae)
Rhinoceros Beetle
Oryctes rhinoceros
(Scarabaeidae)
Sumatra 2019Sumatra 2019Sumatra 2017AnnobonIs. 2013SanMarino
ALUMINUM-BRONZEALUMINUM-BRONZEALUMINUM-BRONZECOPPER-NICKEL1974 ALUMINUM
Hercules Beetle
Dynastes hercules
(Scarabaeidae)
Goliath Beetle
Goliathus goliathus
(Scarabaeidae)
Caucasus Beetle
Chalcosoma caucasus
(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 SILVERSILVERCOPPER-NICKEL
Western Honeybee
Apis mellifera
(Apidae)
Western Honeybee
Apis mellifera
(Apidae)
Western Honeybee
Apis mellifera
(Apidae)
African Honeybee
Apis mellifera scutellata
(Apidae)
Palau 2011 SILVERRussia 2021 BRASS+NICKEL-SILVERCanada 2012 COPPER-NICKEL
Bumble Bee
Bombus latreille
(Anthophoridae)
Big-eyed Bumble Bee
Bombus sporadicus
(Anthophoridae)
Northern Bumble Bee
Bombus polaris
(Anthophoridae)
Zambia 2010Australia 2014SanMarino 1974Latvia 2003Zambia 2010
COPPER-NICKELALUMINUM BRONZEALUMINUMCOPPER-NICKELCOPPER-NICKEL
Giant Hornet
???
(Vespidae)
Cuckoo Wasp
Chrysis chrysis
(Chrysididae)
Red Wood Ant
Formica rufa
(Formicidae)
Red Wood Ant
Formica rufa
(Formicidae)
Bullet Ant
Paraponera clavata
(Formicidae)
Sint EustatiusAustralia 2010Australia 2014Chad 2015 COPPER-
2013 COPPERALUMINUM BRONZEALUMINUM BRONZENICKEL+BRASS
Slave-raiding Ant
Polyergus lucidus
(Formicidae)
Giant Bull Ant
Myrmecia nigriceps
(Formicidae)
Venomous Bull Ant
Myrmecia pyriformis
(Formicidae)
Leaf-cutter Ant
Atta sp.
(Formicidae)
Niger 2005 COPPER-Zambia 2010Australia 2010Australia 2014Zambia 2010
NICKEL+BRASSCOPPER-NICKELALUMINUM BRONZEALUMINUM BRONZECOPPER-NICKEL
Malaria Mosquito
Anopheles anopheles
(Culicidae)
Mosquito
???
(Culicidae)
Blow Fly
Protophormia terraenovae
(Calliphoridae)
Australian Sheep Blow Fly
Lucilia cuprina
(Calliphoridae)
Tsetse Fly
???
(Glossinidae)
Papua NewGuineaPapua NewGuineaAustralia 2010Southwest Asia 1850Canada 2006
1972 BRONZE1990 GOLDALUMINUM BRONZETIN-ZINCSILVER
Paradise Birdwing
Ornithoptera paradisea
(Papilionidae)
Alexandra Birdwing
Ornithoptera alexandras
(Papilionidae)
Cairns Birdwing
Ornithoptera priamus
(Papilionidae)
Butterfly
???
(Papilionidae)
Short-tailed Swallowtail
Papilio brevicauda
(Papilionidae)
Australia 2014PhilippineCongo democratic RepublicCongo democratic Republic
ALUMI. BRONZE1990 BRASS2002 SILVER2002 SILVER
Ulysses Butterfly
Papilio ulysses
(Papilionidae)
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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