Togo – Blue Prism Hummingbird – 1,000 Francs CFA – 2010 – Proof Silver Crown – COA – This beautiful legal tender proof silver crown depicts a stylized hummingbird using prism technology, a process that makes the hummingbird change colors depending on the direction of the light source hitting the coin. One of three coins in issued, this coin was minted from 25 grams of .925 silver and comes with a Certificate of Authenticity.
Palau – 600 Years – Battle of Grunwald – Horseman – $1 – 2010 – Proof Colored Crown – COA
One of two very cute and cuddly Panda pieces acquired from a Chinese Mint represented at the ANA Show in San Francisco in 2005. Both the Great Wall and the Panda are uniquely emblematic of China and are considered national treasures. China has effectively used pandas as gifts to foreign zoos to stimulate deeper contacts and improve relations, as their gift of two Pandas to the National Zoo in Washington D.C. proved to be effective during the Cold War. China’s pride in this unique wildlife ambassador is currently now being matched by their efforts to restore the Panda’s threatened population. The latest inventory of the Panda population conducted by the Chinese government found the number of giant panda in the wild has increased from 1,100 in 1988 to more than 1,590 today. The present rapid growth taking place in China now promises both greater interest in these amazing creatures and some new challenges as people’s views of their native habitat change.
Malawi – Endangered Frogs – Amazon Horned Frog – 10 Kwacha – 2010 – Proof Colored Coin – The Amazon Horned Frog (Ceratophrys cornuta) is a large amphibian that is generally found in freshwater marshes and pools throughout the Amazon Basin, from Colombia to Brazil. These rotund amphibians can grow to 8 inches in length and achieve their enormous girth by being generally indiscriminate about what they eat. Typical ambush predators, they squeeze their bodies into the forest substrate or leaf litter so only their heads protrude. When anything smaller than their own bodies happens by, they spring from the mud and swallow their prey whole, locking it in their jaws with their sharp teeth. They are aggressively territorial and voracious to a fault.
Malawi – Endangered Frogs – Purple Frog – 10 Kwacha – 2010 – Proof Colored Coin – The Purple Frog (Nasikabatrachus sahyadrensis) is a frog species belonging to the family Sooglossidae. It can be found in the Western Ghats in India. Compared to other frogs, the Purple Frog has a small head and an unusual pointed snout. Adults are typically dark purple in color. Its cry sounds more like one from a chicken.
Malawi – Endangered Frogs – Golden Harlequin Frog – 10 Kwacha – 2010 – Proof Colored Coin – Harlequin frogs are found in neotropics from Costa Rica to Bolivia. They belong to the genus Atelopus and include about 80 species, and probably 35 not yet described. The vast majority (80%) of the harlequin frog species lives in forested mountains where rainfall is abundant. Most of them have a limited range of distribution. Harlequin frogs are usually active day and night. Harlequin frogs are small-to-medium size amphibians (20-60 mm from the tip of the nose to the vent) with females always lager than males. Females have usually a different color under their ventral parts. Rising temperatures, habitat destruction, and the spread of the deadly chytrid fungus have wiped out dozens of species of harlequin frogs in recent years. Further, most of the harlequin frog species are listed as critically endangered with a very high risk of extinction.
This beautiful legal-tender coin was struck in silver-plated copper-nickel and issued under licensing authority of Ferrari, S.P.A., Maranello, Italy. It comes in a distinctive Ferrari presentation case with an individually numbered Certificate of Authenticity and has a worldwide mintage of only 2,500 coins. This Ferrari coin would make a truly unique gift for that racing enthusiast in your life or collector of non-circulating legal tender (NCLT) coins.
Australia – Year of the Dragon – 1 oz – 2012 – Gilded Brilliant Uncirculated Crown – Capsule & COA
This legal tender One Dollar coin comes as shown with a descriptive card from the Perth Mint.
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