Insects on Coins (country name order)

Australia 2010
ALUMINUM BRONZEALUMINUM BRONZEALUMINUM BRONZEALUMINUM BRONZEALUMINUM BRONZE
Blow Fly
Protophormia terraenovae
(Calliphoridae)
Giant Bull Ant
Myrmecia nigriceps
(Formicidae)
Cairns Birdwing Butterfly
Ornithoptera priamus
(Papilionidae)
Wattle Cicada
Cicadetta sp.
(Cicadidae)
Emperor Dragonfly
Anax imperator
(Aeschnidae)
Australia 2010Australia 2012
ALUMINUM BRONZEALUMINUM BRONZEALUMINUM BRONZEALUMINUM BRONZEALUMINUM BRONZE
Short-horned Grasshopper
Macrocara conglobata
(Acrididae)
Convergent Ladybug
Hippodamia californica
(Coccinelidae)
Praying Mantis
Mantis religiosa
(Mantidae)
Wanderer Butterfly
Danaus plexippus
(Danaidae)
Rhinoceros Beetle
Oryctes rhinoceros
(Scarabaeidae)
Australia 2014Australia 2014Australia 2014Australia 2014Australia 2014Australia 2014
ALUMINUM BRONZEALUMINUM BRONZEALUMINUM BRONZEALUMINUM BRONZEALUMINUM BRONZEALUMINUM BRONZE
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)
Canada 2011Canada 2012Canada 2013
COPPER-NICKELCOPPER-NICKELCOPPER-NICKEL
Ladybug Beetle
Coccinella septempunctata
(Coccinelidae)
Northern Bumble Bee
Bombus polaris
(Anthophoridae)
Tailed Blue Butterfly
Cupido comyntas
(Lycaenidae)
Canada 2006Canada 2013Chad 2015 COPPER-Cook IslandsCook Islands 2014
SILVERSILVERNICKEL+BRASS2000 SILVERGOLD plated SILVER
Swallowtail
Papilio brevicauda
(Papilionidae)
Western Honeybee
Apis mellifera
(Apidae)
Leaf-cutter Ant
Atta sp.
(Formicidae)
Rainforest Damselfly
Diphlebia lestoides
(Calopterygidae)
Western Honeybee
Apis mellifera
(Apidae)
Chuvashia 2013Congo democratic Republic
COPPER2002 SILVER2002 SILVER2002 SILVER
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 2013Ancient Greek
BRASSCOPPER-NICKELBRASS{COPPER-NICKEL387BC SILVER
Ladybug Beetle
???
(Coccinelidae)
Scarab Beetle
Scarabaeus sacer
(Scarabaeidae)
Hawk Moth
???
(Sphingidae)
Honeybee
???
(Apidae)
Hungary 2015Italy 1919Italy 1953Kazakhstan 2012Liechtenstein 2021
COPPER-NICKELCOPPERALUMINUMCOPPER-NICKELCOPPER-NICKEL
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 2003Luxembourg 2013Malta 1972Moldova 2013
COPPER-NICKELALUMINUM-BRONZE+SILVERALUMINUMSILVER
Red Wood Ant
Formica rufa
(Formicidae)
Western Honeybee
Apis mellifera
(Apidae)
Honeybee
Apis mellifera
(Apidae)
Southern Damselfly
Coenagrion mercuriale
(Agrionidae)
MoroccoNewZealandish NiueNew ZealandSint Eustatius
2011 BRASS2012 SILVER2018 SILVER2013 COPPER
Honeybee
Apis mellifera
(Apidae)
Seven-spotted Ladybird
Coccinella septempunctata
(Coccinelidae)
Western Honeybee
Apis mellifera
(Apidae)
Slave-raiding Ant
Polyergus lucidus
(Formicidae)
Sint Eustatius of Caribbean Netherlands 2013
COPPER-NICKELCOPPER-NICKELCOPPER-NICKELCOPPER-NICKELCOPPER+
COPPER-NICKEL
BRASS+
COPPER-NICKEL
Grasshopper
???
(Acrididae)
Assassin Bug
???
(Reduviidae)
Pond Skater
???
(Gerridae)
Praying Mantid
???
(Mantidae)
Dragonfly
???
(Libellulidae)
Western Honeybee
Apis mellifera
(Apidae)
Vatican city 1992Niger 2005Norway 1960Palau 2006Palau 2006
ALUMINUMCOPPER-NICKEL+BRASSCOPPER-NICKEL GOLDGOLD
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 SILVERPalau 2010 SILVERPalau 2011 SILVERPalau 2011 SILVER
Blue-eyed Hawker
Aeshna affinis
(Aeschnidae)
African Desert Locust
Schistocerca gregaria
(Acrididae)
Bumble Bee
Bombus latreille
(Anthophoridae)
Giant Prickly Stick Insect
Extatosoma tiaratum
(Phasmatidae)
PalauPapua NewGuineaPapua NewGuineaPhilippine
2009 SILVER1972 BRONZE1990 GOLD1990 BRASS
Seven-spotted Ladybug
Coccinella septempunctata
(Coccinelidae)
Paradise Birdwing Butterfly
Ornithoptera paradisea
(Papilionidae)
Alexandra Birdwing Butterfly
Ornithoptera alexandras
(Papilionidae)
Kite Swallowtail
Graphium idaeoides
(Papilionidae)
Poland 1997Poland 2011Ukraina 2006Ukraine 2010Russia 2012
BRASSBRASSSILVERGOLDSILVER
European Stag Beetle
Lucanus cervus
(Lucanidae)
Praying Mantis
Mantis religiosa
(Mantidae)
Ukranian Grasshopper
Poecilimon ukrainicus
(Tettigoniidae)
Western Honeybee
Apis mellifera
(Apidae)
Emerald Rosalia Beetle
Rosalia coelestis
(Cerambycidae)
Russia 2013Russia 2017Russia 2019Russia 2021Russia 2021
BRASS+COPPER-NICKELNICKEL+BRASSNICKEL+BRASSBRASS+NICKEL-SILVERBRASS+NICKEL-SILVER
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)
SanMarinoSlovakia 2001Slovenia 1993
1974 ALUMINUM1974 ALUMINUM1974 ALUMINUMSILVERALUMINUM
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)
Southeast AsiaSumatra 2019
1850 TIN-ZINC1850 TIN-ZINCALUMINUM-BRONZEALUMINUM-BRONZEALUMINUM-BRONZE
Cricket
???
(Gryllidae?)
Butterfly
???
(Papilionidae?)
Hercules Beetle
Dynastes hercules
(Scarabaeidae)
Goliath Beetle
Goliathus goliathus
(Scarabaeidae)
Calosoma Beetle
Calosoma sycophanta
(Carabidae)
Sumatra 2017Sumatra 2018
ALUMINUM-BRONZEALUMINUM-BRONZEALUMINUM-BRONZEALUMINUM-BRONZEALUMINUM-BRONZE
European Stag Beetle
Lucanus cervus
(Lucanidae)
Caucasus Giant Beetle
Chalcosoma caucasus
(Scarabaeidae)
Oakwood Ground Beetle
Calosoma inquisitor
(Carabidae)
Longhorned Beetle
Semanotus russicus
(Cerambycidae)
Purpurbook Beetle
Purpuricenus kaehleri
(Cerambycidae)
Tatarstan 2013Togo 2005Tokelau Islands 2012Turkey 2016Turkey 2016
COPPERSILVERSILVERSILVERSILVER
Bumble Bee
Bombus fragrans
(Anthophoridae)
Western Honeybee
Apis mellifera
(Apidae)
Dragonfly
???
(Libellulidae)
Damselfly
???
(Calopterygidae)
Seven-spotted Ladybug
Coccinella septempunctata
(Coccinelidae)
Zambia 2010
COPPER-NICKELCOPPER-NICKELCOPPER-NICKELCOPPER-NICKELCOPPER-NICKEL
Mosquito
???
(Culicidae)
Tsetse Fly
???
(Glossinidae)
African Honeybee
Apis mellifera scutellata
(Apidae)
Giant Hornet
???
(Vespidae)
Bullet Ant
Paraponera clavata
(Formicidae)

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