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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: November 9, 2023
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 the iridescence of the wings and directs the eye to the banded demoiselle, giving the overall scene an understated sense of tension, surrounded by the inscription "Banded demoiselle” above, with the engraver's initials on the right. GEBÄNDERTE PRACHTLIBELLE |
Edge |
Incused inscription “Wonderful World of Insects” WUNDERWELT INSEKTEN |
5 Euro
Wonderful World of Insects
Banded Demoiselle
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KM# 430
Wonderful World of Insects
Banded Demoiselle
Characteristics
Type | Commemorative Issue (Non-circulating) |
Material | Cupronickel |
Weight | 9 g |
Diameter | 27.25 mm |
Thickness | - |
Shape | round |
Alignment | Medal |
Mint |
Hamburg Mint (J)
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