This coin was the eighth issue of what has become the Isle of Man Cat Coins Series, first issued in 1988. The Turkish cat is now widely bred throughout the world and includes the white, black and blue smoke Angoras. In warm weather it sheds its magnificent silky coat and takes on the appearance of a short-haired feline. The 1995 cat coin beautifully captures the fine distinctive features of the breed for all time. This beautiful uncirculated cat crown from the Isle of Man Cat Coins Series makes a unique gift idea that will please the most discriminating cat lover and has become a favorite of collectors of world coins with animal themes.
The 2015 issue of the annual elephant crown, this legal tender 100 Shillings coin was issued under authority of the Government of the Somali Republic.
Comes as shown in its original Royal Canadian Mint packaging with a Certificate of Authenticity.
This is a 2011 Belarus Proof Silver Coin with Swarovski Crystals with Certificate of Authenticity. This proof silver coin features a family of hedgehogs, the mother sporting a pair of Swarovski crystal elements as eyes. It was minted from one ounce of .999 fine silver and comes in a hard plastic capsule with a Certificate of Authenticity. Total mintage was limited to 4,000 pieces.
S. Georgia & S. Sandwich Islands – Blue Whale – 2 Pounds – 2013 – Br. Uncirculated – Prooflike – As issued by authority of the Government of the South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands in 2013. This legal tender Two Pound coin features the Blue Whale. The blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus) is a marine mammal belonging to the suborder of baleen whales. At almost 100 feet in length and 190 tons or more in weight, it is the largest known animal to have ever existed. Long and slender, the blue whale’s body can be various shades of bluish-grey dorsally and somewhat lighter underneath. As with other baleen whales, its diet consists almost exclusively of small crustaceans known as krill. Blue whales were abundant in nearly all the oceans on Earth until the beginning of the twentieth century. For over a century, they were hunted almost to extinction by whalers until protected by the international community in 1966.
Niue – Last Tasmanian Tiger – $1 – 2011 – Lenticular Brilliant Uncirculated Crown – Descriptive Card – The Tasmanian Tiger or Thylacine (Thylacinus cynocephalus), the world’s largest carnivorous marsupial once common throughout Australia and Papua New Guinea, is believed by many to have been hunted to extinction by the early European settlers of Tasmania, its last stronghold. Others believe that the Tasmanian Tiger survived the attempts at eradication and continues to exist in isolated groups in Tasmania’s rugged bush-land. Sightings of this shy and elusive creature persist to this day. Defined by a sensational Lenticular design, official legal tender status and flawless Brilliant Uncirculated quality, this prestigious tribute to the 75th anniversary of the last Tasmanian Tiger held in captivity is also notable for extremely limited availability. The coin features a vibrant ‘Moving Image’ design of Benjamin – the last known Tasmanian Tiger. A powerful illustration of the best in modern minting, this seamless, flowing Lenticular motif has been created from actual film footage of Benjamin taken by naturalist David Fleay! With a large, wolf-like head, tiger-like striped coat and wombat-like backwards-facing pouch, the Thylacinus cynocephalus (Tasmanian Tiger) is among the most intriguing elements of Australia
Sierra Leone – Mountain Gorilla – $1 – 2011 – Brilliant Uncirculated Crown – The Mountain Gorilla (Gorilla beringei beringei) is one of the two subspecies of the Eastern Gorilla. It has a robust build with long, muscular arms, a massive chest, and broad hands and feet. It is the hairiest race of gorillas; its long, thick black hair insulates it from the cold of living at high elevations. There are two populations, one found in the Virunga volcanic mountains of Central Africa, within three National Parks: Mgahinga, in south-west Uganda; Volcanoes, in north-west Rwanda; and Virunga in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The other is found in Uganda’s Bwindi Impenetrable National Park. As of Spring 2010, the estimated total number of Mountain Gorillas worldwide is 790.
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