As legend would have it, it was Buddha himself who gave each animal its place in the Asian zodiac. When he called all the animals together following the creation, only twelve felt it necessary to attend the meeting. As a reward for their effort in making the long journey, Buddha offered each of them their own year, which would from then on bear the name of that animal. In addition, each animal was also given the opportunity to directly influence history during that time – and thus, in turn, the fate of those humans born in that year. Analogous to the characteristics of the respective animal symbol, and by means of your date of birth, you too can read those characteristic traits that may – or may not – apply to you. 1915, 1927, 1939, 1951, 1963, 1975, 1987, 1999—People born in the Year of the Rabbit are articulate, talented, and ambitious. They are virtuous, reserved, and have excellent taste. Rabbit people are admired, trusted, and are often financially lucky. They are fond of gossip but are tactful and generally kind. Rabbit people seldom lose their temper. They are clever at business and being conscientious, never back out of a contract. They would make good gamblers for they have the uncanny gift of choosing the right thing. However, they seldom gamble, as they are conservative and wise. They are most compatible with those born in the years of the Sheep, Pig, and Dog.
Legal Tender Ten Dollar coin issued by authority of the government of Liberia and painted by renowned wildlife artist Al Agnew. Comes with a presentation box and Certificate of Authenticity. Timber wolves, also called gray wolves, are the largest wild members of the dog family, with males usually bigger than females. Timber wolves have silvery gray-brown backs, light tan and cream underparts, and bushy tails. In winter, their fur becomes darker on the neck, shoulders, and rump. Wolves are social animals, living in a family group, or pack. A pack usually has six to ten animals: a dominant “Alpha” male and female (the breeding pair), pups from the previous year (yearlings) and the current year’s pups. Additional subordinate adults may join the pack upon occasion. The dominant pair is in charge of the pack, raising the young, selecting denning and rendezvous sites, capturing food and maintaining the territory. A wolf pack’s territory may cover 20-120 square miles, thus wolves require a lot of space in which to live, a fact that often invites conflict with humans. While neighboring wolf packs might share a common border, their territories seldom overlap by more than a mile. A wolf that trespasses in another pack’s territory risks being killed by that pack. It knows where its territory ends and another begins by smelling scent messages – urine and feces – left by other wolves. In addition, wolves announce their territory by howling. Howling also helps identify and reunite individuals that are scattered over their large territory.
Listed in Krause’s Standard Catalog of World Coins as KM-53.
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 – Hunter & Hunted – Penguins – 25 Shillings – 2013 – Gold-plated Colored Coin
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.
Total mintage was limited to 10,000 pieces.
Tristan Da Cunha – 7 Coin Type Set – 1/2, 1/ 2. 5, 10, 20, 25, PENCE – BU
Chad – McDonnell Douglas DC-9 Aircraft – 1000 Francs – 2003 – Proof Silver Crown – Color – The McDonnell Douglas DC-9 is a twin-engine, single-aisle jet airliner. It was first manufactured in 1965 with its maiden flight later that year. The DC-9 was designed for frequent, short flights. The final DC-9 was delivered in October 1982.
Chad – McDonnell Douglas DC-10 Aircraft – 1000 Francs – 2002 – Proof Silver Crown – Color – The McDonnell Douglas DC-10 is a medium- to long-range wide-body airliner seating up to 380 passengers. The DC-10 emerged in the late 1960s as the first Douglas wide-body airliner and it was the second wide-body jet reaching operational status after the Boeing 747.
Eritrea – Triceratops – One Dollar Crown – 1993 – Brilliant Uncirculated Triceratops, from the Greek meaning “three-horned face,” (because it had three horns) was a ceratopsid herbivorous dinosaur from the Latest Cretaceous period of North America. It lived on the planet about seventy million years ago. It was about thirty feet long, ten feet tall, and probably weighed around 12,000 pounds. Triceratops was discovered by John Bell Hatcher in 1888, named by Othniel Charles Marsh in 1889 and its acceptance as a legitimate dinosaur came when an intact skull was found. The sturdy nature of the animal’s skull has ensured that many examples have been preserved as fossils, allowing variations between species and individuals to be studied.
This beautiful set of five antelope crowns was a test pattern for some Ten Kwacha coins that were never monetized.
Malawi – Pattern – Mother Nature of Africa – Seagulls and Chick – 10 Kwacha – 2004 – Proof Color Crown
South Africa – The Big Five – Rhinocerous – 10 Rand – 2005 – Pick 128 – Crisp Uncirculated
Kenya – Mzee Jomo Kenyatta – Cotton Pickers – 200 Shilingi – 2006 – Pick (New) – Crisp Uncirculated
Cape Verde – 2 Coin Set – Sailships Senhor das Areias & Carvalho – 50 & 10 Escudos – 1994
Papua New Guinea – Type Set – 5 Wildlife Coins – Brilliant Uncirculated – Blister Pack
Sierra Leone – Big Five Group – $1 – 2001 – Brilliant Uncirculated – Crown
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