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The German Federal Republic’s Ministry of Finance and Munze Deutschland have launched a series which focuses on the great biodiversity of insects we share the planet with. Entitled the “Wonderful World of Insects,” the series will feature the Big Four, which encompasses beetles, dipterans (flies and mosquitoes), hymenoptera (bees, wasps, ants), and butterflies, of which 80% of all known insects belong to.
The series released within a two-year period beginning in 2022 and ending in 2024 and include nine coins in total.
Issue date: September 26, 2024
Obverse
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Depicts a stylized heraldic eagle - Germany’s national symbol. The state name and the denomination above. Twelve stars representing the European Union, the mintmark between the second and third star and the year of issue between the ninth and tenth star below. BUNDESREPUBLIK DEUTSCHLAND |
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Reverse
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Depicts a Stag Beetle with oak leaves and acorns in the background, surrounded by the inscription "Stag Beetle” below, with the engraver's initials on the right. HIRSCHKÄFER |
Edge |
Incused inscription “Wonderful World of Insects” WUNDERWELT INSEKTEN |
5 Euro
Wonderful World of Insects
Stag Beetle
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KM# 443
Wonderful World of Insects
Stag Beetle
Characteristics
Type | Commemorative Issue (Non-circulating) |
Material | Cupronickel |
Weight | 9 g |
Diameter | 27.25 mm |
Thickness | - |
Shape | round |
Alignment | Medal |
Mint |
Bavarian Central Mint (D)
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