THE COIN ZOO
COINS WITH ANIMALS
BUTTERFLIES
OF LOVE SILVER COIN WITH HOLOGRAM
This 2010 sterling silver
1000 Franc coin from Cameroon includes a
number of interesting minting features. Unlike most coins,
fields of the coin have a matte finish, while the devices have a bright
finish. The rose is incuse rather than in relief.. The wings
of the butterflies have a special holographic material that causes them
to reflect different colors as the angle of light hitting the coin
changes. The coin is a marvel of modern minting technology.
The obverse features the arms of Cameroon. The coins is titled
Papillons d'Amour, or Butterflies of Love. The 38.6mm sterling silver
coin weighs 25 grams and is Brilliant Uncirculated.
Item
CM-BFLY
CAMEROON 1000 FRANCS BUTTERFLIES 2010 BU
$75.00
2010 CHINESE SILVER
PANDA
The People's Republic of China annually produces a beautiful and
popular one ounce .999 fine silver Panda coin. Each year
features a different design. The coin has the nominal value of 10
Yuan. The 2010 issue features two playful giant pandas, with
stalks of bamboo in the background. Both frosted and bright
fields are used to create an impressive and attractive coin. The other
side pictures the Temple of Heaven in Beijing, a Taoist temple
complex constructed in the early 1400's.
Item
CN-PANDA10
CHINA SILVER PANDA, 2010 BU
$33.00
MULTI-COLOR
DOG COINS FROM SOMALIA
This set of 12 Somalia 250 Shillings coins features 12 popular breeds
of dogs. Each coin has an multi-color applique picturing a
different breed. The obverse features the Somali Arms. The
39mm copper-nickel coins are dated 2006, which was the "Year of the
Dog" in the Chinese zodiac calendar. Included are a Yorkie,
a small white Scottie, Rottweiler, Crocker Spaniel, Dachshund, Golden
Retriever, German Shepherd, Old English Sheep Dog, Basset Hound, St.
Bernard, Wire Hair Terrier and a Bulldog. The colorful set
is sure to be a hit with dog lovers.
Item
SO-DOGS SOMALIA
SET OF TWELVE 250 SHILLING DOG COINS, 2006 KM143-154 UNC. $99.95
MULTI-COLORED
FIJI WILDLIFE COINS
In 2009 Fiji recently released this delightful series of eight
multi-color 38mm silver-plated dollar coins featuring “Great Animals of
the World”. The reverse of each coin features a different
animal, along with a multi-color image of the animals fur or
skin. Included are the Cheetah, Elephant, Giraffe, Koi Carp,
Leopard, Giant Panda, Tiger and Zebra. The name of the animal
is given in five different languages. Queen Elizabeth is
pictured on the obverse of the Brilliant Uncirculated 2009 dated coins.
Item
FJ-ANIMAL
FIJI SET OF 8 MULTI-COLOR WILDLIFE COINS, BU
$149.50
Also see:
FIJI COIN SET
FIJI TRI-METALIC WILDLIFE SOCCER COIN SET
AFRICAN
WILDLIFE DOLLAR COINS FROM ERITREA
Eritrea issued this set of six 38.6mm copper-nickel 1 Dollar “Preserve
Planet Earth” coins featuring African wildlife over a three year
period. The 1994 issues include the
Leopard, Black Rhinoceros and Colobus Monkey. The
1995 issues include a Lion and her cub and a Cape Eagle. A
Laner Falcon is on the 1996 issue. The obverse of each coin includes a
dhow, camel and the name of the nation in three languages. It
is an attractive, but
hard to find, set.
Item
ER-WILD6 ERITREA SET OF 6 WILDLIFE DOLLAR
COINS, BU $69.50
ERITREAN
COINS FEATURE WILDLIFE
These coins are the first coins issued for circulation by Eritrea
since
it gained its independence from Ethiopia in 1991 after a 30 year civil
war.
The set includes five coins, the 1, 5, 10, 25, and 100 Cent, (no 50
cent)
struck in a nickel alloy. Featured on the front of the coins is native
African
wildlife. The 1 cent shows an antelope, the 5 cents shows a leopard,
the
10 cent pictgures an osterich, the 25 cents shows a zebra and the 100
cent
features an Elephant and her calf. The reverse shows soldiers
carrying
the Eritrean flag. All coins are Uncirculated. It
is an
attractive
set picturing animals.
Item
S-ER-SET5ERITREA 1997 5 COIN SET UNC $4.75
UGANDA COINS FEATURE
NATIVE WILDLIFE
This set of 4 Ugandan coins, dated 2003, features native
wildlife. The thick, brass 500 Shillings features an East
African
crowned crane. The 200 Shillings shows a Cichlid fish. An
African
Bull is on the 100 Shillings and an antelope is on the 50 Shillings.
Item
UG-SET08 UGANDA 4 COIN SET 50-500 SHILLINGS
2008 KM66-69
UNC. $7.00
NATIVE WILDLIFE COINS
FROM
BRAZIL
This set includes seven attractive coins from Brazil featuring native
wildlife. The first three coins are the 100 Cruzieros with a
manatee, a 500 Cruziero with a loggerhead sea turtle and the 1000
Cruziero with an acara fish are dated 1992 or 1993. Due to
inflation the Cruziero was replaced with the Cruziero Real in mid
1993. The 5 Cruzieros Real shows two parrots, An anteater is
on
the 10 Cruzieros Real. The 50 Cruzieros Real shows a mother
jaguar and her cub while the 100 Cruzieros Reals features a maned wolf.
The Cruzieros Real coins continued to be used until mid 1994.
Item
BR-WILDSET BRAZIL 7 COIN ANIMAL SET 1992-1994
KM623-630
UNC. $7.00
EAGLES
ON 2009 TURKISH LIRA
This 2009 1 Lira
coin from Turkey features two species of eagles.
The obverse features a pair of Gypaetus barbatus, or Bearded
Vulture-Eagles. It is a huge bird that can have as much as a
10 foot (308cm) wingspan. The reverse pictures the Aquila
Heliaca, or Imperial Eagle. The now endangered bird was once
the heraldic animal of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. The copper-nickel
coin is 23.5 mm in diameter.
Item
TR-EAGLE
TURKEY 1 LIRE 2009 EAGLES UNC.
$4.50
NEW
BI-METAL COINS FROM
TURKEY
FEATURE ELEPHANTS & TURTLE
Turkey recently released two bi-metallic 1 Lira coins dated
2009.
One pictures a mother elephant and her calf. The other
pictures a
sea turtle. The 26mm coins are denominated 1 Lira, rather
than
the 1 Yeni (new) Lira that had been used since Turkey's 2005
revaluation of their currency.
Item
TR-TURT
TURKEY 1 LIRA SEA TURTLE 2009 UNC.
$7.50
Item
TR-ELEP
TURKEY 1 LIRA ELEPHANTS 2009 UNC.
$7.50
Also see:
SILVER
PROOF DOG COIN
FROM
TURKEY
NIUE
SILVER PROOF FEATURES
DOLPHINS WITH SWAROVSKI CRYSTAL EYE
A pair of
leaping Spinner
Dolphins (Stenella longirostris) are featured on this 38.6mm sterling
silver Proof 2 Dollar coin from the Pacific island nation of
Niue. A Swarovski Element crystal creates the eye of one of
the
dolphins. Their name derives from their ability to leap high
out
of the water and spin longitudinally along their axis. The
bust
of Queen Elizabeth is on the obverse. The attractive 2009 dated coin
has
a mintage of only 2500 pieces.
Item
NU-09DOLP
NIUE 2 DOLLARS 2009 DOLPHINS SILVER PROOF
$69.50
ALSO
SEE:
NIUE 2009
COIN SET
BRITISH VIRGIN ISLAND
DOLPHIN DOLLARS 
The British Virgin
Islands are located Northeast of Puerto Rico in the
Caribbean.
They have a population of only 13,000 and an area of just 59 square
miles (155 sq. km.). These large, attractive one dollar coins from the
British Virgin Islands feature adorable dolphins. The 2004 issue
features a dolphin playing in an underwater coral garden.
The
2005 issue features a mother dolphin swimming with her baby in a
underwater setting of corals and air bubbles. The 2006 issue
features two young dolphins at play. Only three annual issues
were struck for the series, before it was discontinued. The
Brilliant Uncirculated
coins are struck in copper-nickel and are 39mm in diameter.
Queen
Elizabeth is on the obverse.
Item
BVI-DOL04
BRITISH VIRGIN IS. 1 DOLLAR 2004 DOLPHIN
DOLLAR, BU
$13.00
Item
BVI-DOL05
BRITISH VIRGIN IS. 1 DOLLAR 2005 MOTHER AND
BABY DOLPHINS, BU
$13.00
Item
BVI-DOL06
BRITISH VIRGIN IS. 1 DOLLAR 2006 2 DOLPHINS,
BU
$13.00
Item
BVI-DOLSET
BRITISH VIRGIN IS. SET OF ALL 3 DOLPHIN
DOLLARS, 2004-2007 BU
$35.00
NATIVE
WILDLIFE FROM THE FALKLANDS
The Falkland Islands are a British possession located near the
southern
tip of South America. Since being discovered by the British
in
1592 the islands have been fought over by Britain, Spain, France,
Argentina and the United States. Both Britain and Argentina
still
claim the territory, however it is the British that control the
territory. The coins of the Falklands feature attractive
wildlife
designs on their reverses. A pair of penguins is on the 1
pence.
An Upland Goose in flight is on the 2 pence. The 5 pence features an
albatross. A mother seal and her pup is on the 10
pence.
Sheep grazing is the islands main industry, so it is fitting that a
sheep is on the 20 pence. Queen Elizabeth is on the obverse
of
each of the coins. The coins date from 1983 to 1992 and are
Uncirculated. These attractive wildlife coins are popular
with
collectors throughout the world.
Item
S-FK-SET5
FALKLAND ISLANDS 5 COIN SET, 1 - 20
PENCE, UNC.
$5.00
BOTSWANA
WILDLIFE SET
Botswana, a large country
located in southern Africa, chose to honor
its native wildlife on its latest series of coins. The
seven-sided 2007 5 Thebe shows the Toko bird. A galloping
Oryx is on the 2002 10 Thebe. The 2007 25 Thebe shows a Zebu.
A flying eagle holding a fish is on the 2001 50 Thebe, a running Zebra
is on the seven-sided 2007 1 Pula, a rhinoceros is on the seven-sided
2004 2 Pula and a caterpillar is on the 2007 bi-metallic 5
Pula. All seven coins are Uncirculated.
Item
BW-SET7
BOTSWANA 7 COIN SET 2001-07 UNC.
$15.00
YOUNG
DEER ON ESTONIAN COIN
Estonia
issued this 26.2mm brass 5 Krooni in 1993 not long after regaining
independence from the Soviet Union. It commemorates the 75th
anniversary of Estonia's initial 1918 Declaration of Independence.
In 1939 the Soviet Union invaded and forciably annexed it
into the U.S.S.R. Germany occupied Estonia during most of
World War II. Estonia finally regained its independence upon
the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991. The coin pictures a young
deer on one side and the Estonian arms that feature three stylized
lions on the other.
Item
EE-29
ESTONIA 5 KROONI 1993 DEER KM29 BU
$4.00
2009 PORCUPINE COINS FROM KAZAKHSTAN
Kazakhstan honored the Porcupine in their 2009 endangered wildlife
coins. The sterling silver Proof 500 Tenge is 37mm in
diameter, has the denomination on the obverse and has a mintage of just
3000 pieces. The copper-nickel 50 Tenge is 31mm in diameter
and has the Kazak arms on the obverse.
Item KZ-500T-09PCP KAZAKHSTAN 50 TENGE 2009
PORCUPINE, SILVER PROOF
$69.50
Item KZ-50T-099PCP
KAZAKHSTAN 50 TENGE 2009 PORCUPINE
Copper-Nickel
UNC.
$4.50
BEAR AND BIRD ON
KAZAKHSTAN COINS
Each year Kazakhstan issues both a sterling silver Proof 500 Tenge coin
and a copper nickel 50 Tenge coin featuring endangered wildlife. Both
coins have the same design. The series has become very popular with
collectors due to their attractive designs. The sterling
silver
500 Tenge coins are 37mm in diameter and have a mintage of just 3000
pieces. The 50 Tenge is 31mm in diameter. The 2008 issues
feature
a cute Himalayan Brown Bear. The 2007 issues portrayed a
Spoonbill bird.
Item KZ-500T-08BR
KAZAKHSTAN 50 TENGE 2008 BEAR, SILVER PROOF
$65.00
Item KZ-BEAR50
KAZAKHSTAN 50 TENGE 2008 BEAR Copper-Nickel
UNC. out
Item KZ-500T-07SP
KAZAKHSTAN 500 TENGE 2007 SPOONBILL, SILVER
PROOF
$65.00
Item KZ-SPOON50
KAZAKHSTAN 50 TENGE 2007 SPOONBILL KM81
Copper-Nickel
UNC. out
WOLF WITH CRYSTAL
EYES ON BELARUS
SILVER PROOF COIN
A pair of wolves are featured on the scarce and attractive 2007
Belarus
20 Rubles coin. One of the wolves has two yellow eyes made
from
genuine Crystallized Swarovski Elements. The obverse features the arms
of Belarus. The 38.6mm silver Proof coin is struck with 1
troy
ounce of .999 fine silver. It has a
mintage of only
7000 pieces and is popular due to its attractive design.
Item
BY-WOLF BELARUS
20 RUBLES WOLF WITH CRYSTAL EYES, 2007 SILVER PROOF $75.00
GREEN
LIZARDS ON
2009 POLISH WILDLIFE COINS
A pair
of endangered Green Lizard is featured on the reverse 2009
Poland Nordic Gold 2 Zlote and silver Proof 20 Zloty. Each coin has a
different design featuring two Green Lizards. The coins are
part of a popular annual series featuring native wildlife. The obverse
of the coins features a stylized Polish Eagle.
The 27mm 2 Zlote is struck in a brass alloy called Nordic
Gold and is Brilliant Uncirculated. The 39mm Proof 20 Zlote
is struck
in sterling silver.
Item
PL-2ZLIZ09
POLAND 2 ZLOTE 2009 GREEN LIZARD BU
$3.50
Item PL-20ZLIZ09
POLAND 20 ZLOTE 2009 GREEN LIZARD SILVER PROOF
$45.00
SILVER PROOF DOG COIN
FROM
TURKEY
A
Turkish Kangal Dog is featured on this 2005 silver Proof 20 Yeni Lira
from Turkey. The dog is the national breed of Turkey and
there
are
tight restrictions on its export. It was originally bred as a
livestock guard dog. The attractive Proof coin is 38.6 mm in diameter
and contains 23.5 grams of sterling silver.
Item
C-TR-DOG TURKEY 20 YENI LIRA DOG 2005 KM1182
SILVER
PROOF $49.50
KITTY CATS ON PARADE
Each year since 1988 the Isle of Man (home of the Manx cat) has
issued
a 38.5mm copper-nickel
1 Crown commemorating a different breed of cat. These coins
are
popular with
cat
lovers and animal collectors and make an excellent
collection. Keeping them in stock however is increasingly difficult.
Please
check back often, as I get older issues back in stock on a regular
basis as I find them. The coins are pictured in order since
the
first 1988 issue, with the most recent issues on top.. Hold
your
pointer over the coin to see which
issue it is.
Item
IOM-CAT10
ISLE OF MAN 1 CROWN 2010
ABYSSINIAN CAT & KITTEN, BU $13.00
Item
IOM-CAT09 ISLE OF MAN 1 CROWN 2009
CHINCHILLA
CAT & KITTEN, BU $13.00
Item
IOM-CAT08 ISLE OF MAN 1 CROWN 2008 BURMILLA
CAT & KITTEN, BU $13.00
Item
IOM-CAT07ISLE OF MAN 1 CROWN 2007 RAGDOLL
CATS BU $13.00
Item
IOM-CAT06 ISLE OF MAN 1 CROWN 2006 EXOTIC
SHORTHAIR KITTENS BU $13.00
Item
IOM-CAT05ISLE OF MAN 1 CROWN 2005 HIMALAYAN
CATS KM1266 BU $13.00
Item
IOM-CAT04ISLE OF MAN 1 CROWN 2004 TONKINESE
KITTENS KM1246 BU $13.00
Item
IOM-CAT03 ISLE OF MAN 1 CROWN 2003 BALINESE
KITTENS KM1165 BU $13.00
Item
IOM-CAT02ISLE OF MAN 1 CROWN 2002 BENGAL CAT
& KITTEN KM1111 BU
$13.00
Item
IOM-CAT01 ISLE OF MAN 1 CROWN 2001 SOMALI
KITTENS KM1072 BU $13.00
Item
IOM-CAT00ISLE OF MAN 1 CROWN 2000 KITTEN
PLAYING WITH WORLD KM1056 BU
$13.00
Item
IOM-CAT99ISLE OF MAN 1 CROWN 1999 BRITISH
BLUE CAT KM966 BU $13.00
Item
IOM-CAT98ISLE OF MAN 1 CROWN 1998 BIRMAN CAT
KM857 BU $13.00
Item
IOM-CAT97ISLE OF MAN 1 CROWN 1997 LONG
HAIRED SMOKE CAT KM774 BU
$13.00
Item
IOM-CAT96ISLE OF MAN 1 CROWN 1996 BURMESE
CAT KM621 BU $13.00
Item
IOM CAT95ISLE OF MAN 1 CROWN 1995 TURKISH
CAT KM446 BU $13.00
Item
IOM-CAT94ISLE OF MAN 1 CROWN 1994 JAPANESE
BOBTAIL CAT KM380 BU
$13.00
Item
IOM-CAT93ISLE OF MAN 1 CROWN 1993 MAINE COON
CAT KM355 BU $13.00
Item
IOM-CAT92ISLE OF MAN 1 CROWN 1992 SIAMESE
CAT KM332 BU $13.00
Item
IOM-CAT91ISLE OF MAN 1 CROWN 1991 NORWEGIAN
CAT KM292 BU $13.00
Item
IOM-CAT90ISLE OF MAN 1 CROWN 1990 ALLEY CAT
KM275 BU $13.00
Item
IOM-CAT89ISLE OF MAN 1 CROWN 1989 PERSIAN
CAT KM250 BU $13.00
Item
IOM-CAT88ISLE OF MAN 1 CROWN 1988 MANX CAT
KM245 BU $13.00
SPECIAL - GET
ALL 22 OF THE ABOVE ISLE OF MAN CAT COINS AND SAVE!
(The set is not packaged, each
coin comes in its own envelope)
Item
BK-IOM-CATALLSET OF ALL 23 ISLE OF MAN CAT
CROWNS, 1988-2010 BU
$275.00
Also see:
CAT ON
COLORED SILVER BELARUS HOUSE WARMING
COIN
IRELAND
POPULAR PRE-DECIMAL BARNYARD COIN SET
This
eight coin set contains one of each denomination the Irelands regular
issue coins that were used prior to their adoption of the decimal
system in 1971. The designs, introduced in 1928, feature
typical Irish
animals on one side and the Irish harp on the other. Famed
Irish poet,
William Butler Yeates, was instrumental in selecting the designs, which
he wanted to be a beautiful as the coins of the ancient Greek colonies.
The resulting designs, which were done by then little known
British
sculpture Percy Metcalfe, are indeed artistic and
timeless. A horse
is featured on the 1/2 Crown, a salmon on the 2 Shilling, 1 bull on the
1 Shilling, and Irish Wolfhound on the six pence a hare on the three
pence, a hen with chicks is on the penny, a pig with piglets is on the
half penny and a woodcock is on the farthing. The three lower
denominations are bronze, the higher denominations are copper nickel.
The coins come in a green plastic wallet. Most
coins are dated 1966
and are Uncirculated, though some coins, particularly the bronze, are a
bit tarnished or
spotted. The attractive set has always been a popular one
with collectors.
Item
BK-IE-GREENSET IRELAND 8 COIN BARNYARD SET
1/4 PENNY - 1/2 CROWN IN GREEN WALLET
$22.00
IRELAND COIN SET
FEATURES ANIMALS
This set of seven Irish coins includes a 1 Punt (pound) showing an
Irish Red Deer,a seven-sided 50 Pence picturing a Woodcock, a
20
Pence showing a horse, a 10 Pence showing a salmon, a 5 pence showing a
bull, and the 2 and 1 pence showing ancient Celtic designs of
birds. An Irish harp is on obverse of each of the
coins. The coins date from 1996 to 2000 and are
Uncirculated. With the introduction of the Euro, the coins
are
now obsolete and are no longer used.
Item
S-IE-SET7 IRELAND 7 COIN SET 1 PENCE - 1 POUND
UNC. $29.50
Also see:
IRELAND
8
COIN EURO SET
WILDLIFE FEATURED
ON OBSOLETE COINS OF
SLOVENIA
With the introduction of the Euro, Slovenia's attractive wildlife
coins
are now obsolete and are being withdrawn from circulation. All six of
the Tolar denominated coins feature native
wildlife. The 10 Stotinov pictures an Olm salamander, an unusual blind
aquatic salamander found in the caves of Slovenia. A barn owl
is
on the 20 Stotinov. A bee is on the 50 Stotinov.
The 1 Tolar features salmon, the 2 Tolar shows a swallow in flight, an
ibex
is on the 5 Tolar, the 10 Tolar shows a horse, the 20 Tolar pictures a
stork
and a bull is on the 50 Tolar. It is an
attractive
animal
coin set. The coins date from 1992 to 2005 and are
Uncirculated.
Item
S-SI-SET9 SLOVENIA 9 COIN ANIMAL SET 10
STOTINOV - 50
TOLAR, UNC $9.75
ALSO SEE:
SLOVENIA
COMMEMORATIVE COIN SET
SLOVENIA
EURO COIN SET
SLOVENIAN EURO COMMEMORATIVE
COINS
MACEDONIA
WILDLIFE COIN SET 
This
attractive four coin set from Macedonia features wildlife. The 1993 50
Deni features a seagull in flight. The 1997 1 Dinar shows a Yugoslavian
sheep dog. A leaping trout is on the 2001 2 Denari and a lynx is on the
2001 5 Denari. The reverse of the coins feature the denomination and a
16-ray sun symbol that supposedly was used by Alexander the Great. All
four coins are struck in brass and are Brilliant
Uncirculated.
Our price is half of the sets $12.00 catalog price!
Item
S-MK-SET4 MACEDONIA 4 COIN SET KM1-4 UNC. $6.00
FOR OTHER COINS OF
MACEDONIA
PLEASE SEE:
MACEDONIA
ANIMAL COIN SETS COMMEMORATE FAO
BEAUTIFUL,
SCARCE, BIRDS OF BELIZE
Six
beautiful birds
are featured on this set of low-mintage coins from Belize.
The coins each
feature a different native bird. Each
set includes the 1, 5, 10, 25, 50 Cent and 1 Dollar with mixed dates
from the
1970’s. Only a few
thousand of each coin
were struck.
Item
BZ-BIRDS BELIZE 6 COIN BIRD SET, 1975-80,
UNC. $19.50
ALSO SEE:
BELIZE
COIN SET INCLUDES COLUMBUS' SHIPS
SIERRA LEONE
DINOSAUR DOLLARS
Dinosaurs
are featured on these four 39mm (silver dollar size) copper-nickel 1
Dollar coins from Sierra Leone. The 2006 dated coins feature
the
Brontosaurus , Stegosaurus, Tyrannosaurus Rex, and the
Triceratops. All four coins are Brilliant Uncirculated.
Item
SL-DINO06 SIERRA LEONE SET OF 4 2006 DINOSAUR
DOLLARS, BU $39.95
SOUTH GEORGIA
& SOUTH SANDWICH ISLANDS
FEATURES
NATIVE WILDLIFE
The South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands are a British
possession
located in the South Atlantic Ocean, off the coast of Antarctica. It
once had an active whaling industry. Today it is the home of
thousands of penguins and seals and a maybe a dozen or so
scientists. In 2006 is released a set of four 39mm
copper-nickel
depicting native wildlife: the Rockhopper Penguin, the Elephant Seal,
the Grey-headed Albatross and the Humpback Whale. Queen
Elizabeth is on the obverse. All four coins are Uncirculated.
Item
GS-SET06SO. GEORGIA & SO. SANDWICH
IS. SET OF FOUR NATIVE WILDLIFE 2 POUND COINS, 2006 UNC. $45.00
AFRICAN WILDLIFE
COINS FROM SIERRA LEONE
SIERRA LEONE 2007 AFRICAN
WILDIFE
COINS: cheetah, elephant, rhinoceros, zebra
SIERRA LEONE 2006 AFRICAN
WILDIFE
COINS: chimpanzee, impala, camel, lion
SIERRA
LEONE 2005 AFRICAN WILDIFE COINS: crocodile, giraffe, mountain
gorilla, hippopotamus
Item SL-WILD07
SIERRA LEONE SET OF 4 2007
WILDLIFE
COINS, BU $42.00
Item SL-WILD06
SIERRA LEONE SET OF 4 2006
WILDLIFE
COINS, BU out
Item SL-WILD05
SIERRA LEONE SET OF 4 2005
WILDLIFE
COINS, BU out
NOCTERNAL AFRICAN
CREATURES ON BLACK COINS FROM SIERRA LEONE
Sierra Leone released four 2008 dated copper-nickel One Dollar coins
featuring nocturnal creatures as part of their on-going African
Wildlife series. Since the creatures only come out at night,
they
decided to make the coins with a black finish. The four
creatures
featured are the Bush Baby (Galago), Honey Badger, Pygmy Hippopotamus
(pygmy is a relative term. it weighs about 500 pounds or 225 kg.), and
a Duiker, which is a type of antelope. The obverse of the
coins
features the national arms. The coins are 38.6mm in diameter
and
are
BU - which in this case that means Black Uncirculated.
Item SL-WILD08SIERRA
LEONE SET OF 4 2008 WILDLIFE
COINS $69.50
PAPUA-NEW GUINEA COINS
FEATURE NATIVE WILDLIFE
Papua-New Guinea occupies the eastern half of the large island of New
Guinea north of Australia. It is home to many rare species of
wildlife, so it is only natural that its coins feature some of its
native species. The 1 Toea features a butterfly, the 2 Toea
shows
the ornate butterfly cod fish. A plateless turtle is on the 5
toea. The 10 toea shows a cuscus, a large marsupial "monkey"
whose teeth once served as money on parts of the island. The
20
Toea shows a Cassowary, a large native flightless bird. The 1 Kina
features a pair of crocodiles crawling around the hole in the center of
the coin. The
reverse of the five lower denominations features an
outstretched
Bird of Paradise, while the 1 Kina portrays a symbolic bird.
All six attractive wildlife coins are dated 2004 to 2006 and grade
Uncirculated.
Item
S-PG-SET6PAPUA-NEW GUINEA 6 COIN WILDLIFE SET
(KM1-6) UNC. $9.75
KANGAROOS FROM
AUSTRALIA
A Kangaroo
is pictured on
these large bronze 1963 Australian 1/2 Penny and 1 Penny. Queen
Elizabeth is on
the obverse. Both coins are
Uncirculated, however at that time the Perth
mint processed their copper coins, giving them a "cleaned"
appearance.
Item
AU-SET2AUSTRALIA
1/2 & 1 PENNY 1963
UNC. $3.00
ZAMBIA 1992 WILDLIFE
SET 
This attractive five coin set from Zambia features five species of
their
native wildlife. A Rhinoceros is on the 10 Kwacha, an Oryx is
on
the 5 Kwacha, a pair of eagles is on the 1 Kwacha, a rare Kafue Lechwe
is on the
50 Ngwee and a crowned hornbill bird is on the 25 Ngwee. The
Kwacha
denominated coins are struck in brass, while the others are
nickel-plated
steel. All five coins are dated 1992, the only year these
coins
were
issued. All five coins are Uncirculated. They make
an
excellent addition to any collector's "zoo".
Item
S-ZM-SET92 ZAMBIA 1992 5 COIN WILDLIFE SET UNC. $4.75
ALSO SEE THE FOLLOWING ANIMAL COINS:
CAT ON
COLORED SILVER BELARUS HOUSE WARMING
COIN
ELEPHANTS
FROM THE BELGIAN CONGO
BENIN 1500 FRANCS 2003 BUFFALO
& BIRD
2009
BRITISH ANTARCTIC TERRITORY COIN FEATURES NATIVE WILDLIFE
ATTRACTIVE
2009 CABINDA COIN SET FEATURES
FISH & BIMETALLICS
TURTLE ON
SILVER & CRYSTAL COIN
FROM BRITISH INDIAN OCEAN
INTERESTING 2010 COIN SET FROM THE COOK
ISLANDS
CROATIA COIN SET
FEATURES FLORA &
FAUNA
FIRST MODERN COINS OF DARFUR
FEATURE
AFRICAN WILDLIFE
DJIBOUTI COIN SET INCLUDES
ANIMALS & SHIPS
FIJI TRI-METALIC WILDLIFE SOCCER COIN SET
BIRDS ON
NEW COINS OF GOUGH ISLAND
BAILIWICK
OF GUERNSEY 8 DOUBLES
& 3 PENCE
GREAT
WHITE SHARK ON KEELING-COCOS BI-METALLIC 5 DOLLAR COIN
MALAWI COIN SET FEATURES WILDLIFE
LOW MINTAGE CHINESE ZODIAC
ANIMAL COIN SET FROM MALAWI
MALI 1500 FRANCS 2003 GAZELLE
2009 MAUI TRADE $2 COIN
FEATURES WHALE & MAP
2010 MAUI
TRADE DOLLAR FEATURES ‘I’IWI BIRD & PAPAYAS
NCHAM TRIBAL 3 PEUHL COIN
PICTURES BIRD
MULTI-COLORED SEA-LIFE COLOR COINS
FROM
PALAU
MULTI-COLOR PRISMATIC
BUTTERFLY COINS FROM PALAU
NAUTILUS ON BEAUTIFUL MULTI-COLOR
PALAU SILVER COIN
2010
PALESTINE PATTERN SET FEATURES NATIVE WILDLIFE & BI-METALLICS
DANCING
ELEPHANTS ON COIN OF RHODESIA & NYASALAND
LION ON COIN
FROM RWANDA-BURUNDI
SAHARAWI COIN SET FEATURES CAMELS
SEYCHELLES
COIN SET FEATURES PLANTS AND WILDLIFE
"BORN
FREE" ELSA THE LION ON SILVER & CRYSTAL COIN FROM SIERRA LEONE
SLOVENIA COINS FEATURE WILDLIFE
SOMALIA
12 COIN CHINESE ZODIAC SET FEATURES ANIMALS
SOUTH
GEORGIA & SOUTH SANDWICH ISLANDS HONORS SHACKELTON
PENGUINS
ON WORLD'S FIRST CRYSTAL AND
SILVER COIN
RECENT
BI-METALLICS FROM SUDAN PICTURES ANIMALS
TANZANIA COIN SETS
INCLUDE WILDLIFE & ODD SHAPES
TOGO 2003 BIMETALLIC COIN FEATURES
ELEPHANTS
BEAUTIFUL
MULTI-COLOR PRISMATIC SUNBIRDS SET FROM TOGO
MULTI-COLOR TUVULU TURTLE COIN
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The obverse features a pair of Gypaetus barbatus, or Bearded
Vulture-Eagles. It is a huge bird that can have as much as a
10 foot (308cm) wingspan. The reverse pictures the Aquila
Heliaca, or Imperial Eagle. The now endangered bird was once
the heraldic animal of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. The copper-nickel
coin is 23.5 mm in diameter. 
Estonia
issued this 26.2mm brass 5 Krooni in 1993 not long after regaining
independence from the Soviet Union. It commemorates the 75th
anniversary of Estonia's initial 1918 Declaration of Independence.
In 1939 the Soviet Union invaded and forciably annexed it
into the U.S.S.R. Germany occupied Estonia during most of
World War II. Estonia finally regained its independence upon
the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991. The coin pictures a young
deer on one side and the Estonian arms that feature three stylized
lions on the other.
WOLF WITH CRYSTAL
EYES ON BELARUS
SILVER PROOF COIN 
This
attractive four coin set from Macedonia features wildlife. The 1993 50
Deni features a seagull in flight. The 1997 1 Dinar shows a Yugoslavian
sheep dog. A leaping trout is on the 2001 2 Denari and a lynx is on the
2001 5 Denari. The reverse of the coins feature the denomination and a
16-ray sun symbol that supposedly was used by Alexander the Great. All
four coins are struck in brass and are Brilliant
Uncirculated.
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