This coin has been identified in Krause’s Standard Catalog of World Coins as being South Africa KM# 32.1.
Listed in Krause’s Standard Catalog of World Coins as KM-53.
This legal tender 1,000 Francs coin was issued under Authority of the Government of the Ivory Coast. The total mintage was limited to 1,000 coins.
The”Predator Hunters” coin series is dedicated to particular hunter creatures of the animal world. This first silver issue is dedicated to Side-striped Jackal and mintage was limited to only 1,000 pieces! The coin comes in a hard plastic capsule with an individually numbered Certificate of Authenticity.
Somali Republic – Mythical Creatures – Mermaid – 25 Shillings – 2013 – Gold-plated Colored Coin
Somali Rep – Hunter & Hunted – Great White Shark – 25 Shillings – 2013 – Gold-plated Colored Coin
Somali Republic – Hunter & Hunted – Penguins – 25 Shillings – 2013 – Gold-plated Colored Coin
Somali Republic – Hunter & Hunted – Bald Eagle – 25 Shillings – 2013 – Gold-plated Colored Coin
Liberia – Dwight D. Eisenhower – $20 – 2000 – Proof Silver Coin – KM-899
Liberia – Stalking Bengal Tiger – $20 – 1998 – Colored Proof Silver Crown – KM-343
Liberia – Battle of Gettysburg – 5 Dollars – 2001 B – Brilliant Uncirculated – KM568
Liberia – Battle of Gettysburg – 5 Dollars – 2000 D – Brilliant Uncirculated – KM568
Zambia – Deadly Insects – Scorpion – 1000 Kwacha – 2010 – Proof Colored Coin – Scorpions are predatory arthropod animals of the order Scorpiones within the class Arachnida. They have eight legs and are easily recognized by the pair of grasping claws and the narrow, segmented tail, often carried in a characteristic forward curve over the back, ending with a venomous stinger. The scorpion has a fearsome reputation as venomous, and about 25 species are known to have venom capable of killing a human being.
Zambia – Deadly Insects – Mosquito – 1000 Kwacha – 2010 – Proof Colored Coin – Mosquitoes are a family of small, midge-like flies: the Culicidae. Although a few species are harmless or even useful to humanity, most are a nuisance because they suck blood from vertebrates, many of them attacking humans. In feeding on blood, various species of mosquitoes transmit some of the most harmful human and livestock diseases. Some authorities argue accordingly that mosquitoes are the most dangerous animals on earth.
Zambia – Deadly Insects – Tsetse Fly – 1000 Kwacha – 2010 – Proof Colored Coin – Tsetse flies, are large biting flies that inhabit much of mid-continental Africa between the Sahara and the Kalahari deserts. They live by feeding on the blood of vertebrate animals. Tsetse have been extensively studied because of their disease transmission. Fossilized tsetse have been recovered from the Florissant Fossil Beds in Colorado, supposedly laid down some 34 million years ago. Diseases transmitted by tsetse flies kill 250,000–300,000 people per year.
Zambia – Deadly Insects – Asian Giant Hornet – 1000 Kwacha – 2010 – Proof Colored Coin – The Asian giant hornet (Vespa mandarinia), including the subspecies Japanese giant hornet (Vespa mandarinia japonica), colloquially known as the yak-killer hornet, is the world’s largest hornet, native to temperate and tropical Eastern Asia. Its body length is approximately 2 inches, its wingspan about 3 inches and it has a 0.2 inch sting which injects a large amount of potent venom.
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