Animals on Coins (country name order)Animals on Coins (country name order)| Australia 1967 | Australia 1984 NICKEL- | ||||
| BRONZE | BRONZE | COPPER-NICKEL | COPPER-NICKEL | COPPER-NICKEL | ALUMINUM-COPPER |
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| 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) |
Kangaroos Macropus giganteus (Macropodidae) (MARSUPIALIA) |
| Canada | Chili 1970 | Guatemala | |||
| 1976 NICKEL | 1989 NICKEL | 1991 AUREATE NICKEL | 1996 ALUMINUM- BRONZE+NICKEL | ALUMINUM-BRONZE | 2001 BRASS |
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| American Beaver Castor canadensis (Castoridae) (RODENTIA) |
Reindeer Rangifer tarandus (Cervidae) (ARTIODACTYLA) |
Common Loon Gavia immer (Gaviidae) (GAVIIFORMES) |
Polar Bear Ursus maritimus (Ursidae) (CARNIVORA) |
Condor Vultur gryphus (Cathartidae) (FALCONIFORMES) |
Resplendent Quetzal Pharomachrus mocinno (Trogonidae) (TROGONIFORMES) |
| Ireland | ||||
| 1982 COPPER-NICKEL | 1980 COPPER-NICKEL | 1986 NICKEL-BRONZE | 1983 COPPER-NICKEL | 1990 COPPER-NICKEL |
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| Bull Bos taurus (Bovidae) (ARTIODACTYLA) |
Atlantic Salmon Salmo salar (Salmonidae) (SALMONIFORMES) |
Irish Hunter Equus caballus (Equidae) (PERISSODACTYLA) |
European Woodcock Scolopax rusticola (Gaviidae) (GAVIIFORMES) |
Fallow Deer Dama dama (Cervidae) (ARTIODACTYLA) |
| Japan 2003 SILVER | Japan 2008 SILVER | Japan 2009 COPPER-NICKEL+NICKEL-BRASS | Japan 2009 SILVER |
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| 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 SILVER | Japan 2012 COPPER- NICKEL+NICKEL-BRASS | Japan 2013 COPPER- NICKEL+NICKEL-BRASS |
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| Fukuiraptor Fukuiraptor kitadaniensis (Allosauridae) (THEROPODA) |
Fukuiraptor Fukuiraptor kitadaniensis (Allosauridae) (THEROPODA) |
Biwa Catfish Silurus biwaensis (Siluridae) (SILURIFORMES) |
White Stork Ciconia ciconia (Ciconiidae) (CICONIFORMES) |
| NewCaledonia | NewZealand | Peru | ||
| 1983 ALUMINUM | 1969 COPPER-NICKEL | 1969 COPPER-NICKEL | 1990 ALUMINUM-BRONZE | 1968 BRASS |
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| Kagu Rhynochetos jubatus (Rhynochetidae) (GRUIFORMES) |
Tuatara Sphenodon punctatus (Sphenodontidae) (SPHENODONTIA) |
North Island Brown Kiwi Apteryx australis (Apterygidae) (STRUTHIONIFORMES) |
White Heron Egretta alba (Ardeidae) (CICONIFORMES) |
Llama Lama glama (Bovidae) (ARTIODACTYLA) |
| Papua NewGuinea 1975 | |||
| BRONZE | COPPER-NICKEL | COPPER-NICKEL | COPPER-NICKEL |
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| 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) |
| Poland 1971 | Poland 1995 | Poland 2003 | Poland 2006 |
| COPPER-NICKEL | COPPER-NICKEL | BRASS | BRASS |
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| Flounder Platichthys flesus (Pleuronectidae) (PLEURONECTIFORMES) |
Wels Catfish Silurus glanis (Siluridae) (SILURIFORMES) |
European Eel Anguilla anguilla (Anguillidae) (ANGUILLIFORMES) |
Alpine Marmot Marmota marmota (Sciuridae) (RODENTIA) |
| Russia 2012 | Russia 2012 | Southeast Asia | South Korea 2000 |
| SILVER | SILVER | 1750 TIN-ZINC | COPPER-NICKEL |
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| Yellow-billed Loon Gavia adamsii (Gaviidae) (GAVIIFORMES) |
Mountain Weasel Mustela altaica (Mustelidae) (CARNIVORA) |
Turtle ??? (Testudinidae?) (TESTUDINES) |
Red-crowned Crane Grus japonensis (Gruidae) (GRUIFORMES) |
| Singapore 1976 | USA 1935 | |||
| COPPER-NICKEL | COPPER-NICKEL | COPPER-NICKEL | COPPER-NICKEL | COPPER-NICKEL |
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| Oriental Darter Anhinga melanogaster (Anhingidae) (PELECANIFORMES) |
Spiny Seahorse Hippocampus histrix (Syngnathidae) (GASTEROSTEIFORMES) |
Swordfish Xiphias gladius (Xiphiidae) (PERCIFORMES) |
Broadbarred Firefish Pterois antennata (Scorpaenidae) (LOPHIIFORMES) |
Buffalo Bison bison (Bovidae) (ARTIODACTYLA) |
| Slovenia 1992 | ||||
| ALUMINUM | ALUMINUM | BRASS | BRASS | BRASS |
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| 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) |
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