2986)“Swallowtail Butterfly"), Federal Republic of Germany (Bundesrepublik Deutschland): “Wonderful World of Insects Coin Series” ("WONDERWELT INSECTEN"): Third €5 Colour Coin in the Series: Coin issued by the Karlsruhe Mint (Mint Mark "G") : Date/Year of Coin issue: 09.06.2023:
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The German Federal Republic’s Ministry of Finance and Munze Deutschland have begun a new series of coins which focusses on the "Great Biodiversity of Insects", we share the planet with.
The Header/Banner is titled "WUNDERWELT INSEKTENREICH" ("WONDERFUL WORLD OF INSECTS") at top right, with the Reverse and Obverse of the 5 Euro Cupro-nickel coin presented against a background image of a seven-spotted Ladybug in flight.
Titled the “Wonderful World of Insects,” the Coin 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.
Insects have lived and evolved on Earth since the first dinosaurs around 480 million years ago.
They owe their great biodiversity to co-evolution with flowering plants, more than 75 percent of which are pollinated by insects.
Insects inhabit all terrestrial and freshwater habitats except the open oceans and perform important functions in all ecosystems.
Many insects are considered pests by humans, especially in urban habitats but, in truth, humans also owe their existence to the many species of insects, especially those whose function is to pollenate countless plants and sources of agriculture.
The native insect world is not only an indispensable part of the fauna in Germany - but this is also true for all of Europe and, of course, the rest of the world.
The Third coin in this fascinating Numismatic Series entitled “Wonderful World of Insects,” has been released which focuses on the great biodiversity of the many insects we share our varied environments with.
Featured on the third coin is the "Swallowtail".
Swallowtail butterflies are large, colourful butterflies in the family Papilionidae, and include over 550 species. Though the majority are tropical, members of the family inhabit every continent except Antarctica. The family includes the largest butterflies in the world, the birdwing butterflies of the genus Ornithoptera.
Swallowtails have a number of distinctive features; for example, the papilionid caterpillar bears a repugnatorial organ called the osmeterium on its prothorax. The osmeterium normally remains hidden, but when threatened, the larva turns it outward through a transverse dorsal groove by inflating it with fluid.
The forked appearance in some of the swallowtails' hindwings, which can be seen when the butterfly is resting with its wings spread, gave rise to the common name swallowtail.
As for its formal name, Linnaeus chose Papilio for the type genus, as papilio is Latin for "butterfly".
For the specific epithets of the genus, Linnaeus applied the names of Greek figures to the swallowtails. The type species: Papilio machaon honored Machaon, one of the sons of Asclepius, mentioned in the Iliad. Further, the species Papilio homerus is named after the Greek poet, Homer.
The Mon (Emblem/Motif) of the Taira clan of Japan is an Agehachō (swallowtail butterfly).
The Coins:
The Reverse of the 5 Euro Cupro-nickel (CuNi) Coin
Digital printing is applied to the design, which includes vivid red and white to highlight the design.
Towards the lower edge, below the primary design is the text "SCHWALBENSCHWANZ" (“Swallowtail Butterfly"), denoting the insect featured.
The denomination "5 EURO" is just under the name of the issuing country.
Also incorporated into the design are twelve stars below the eagle, which represent the European Union, and are arranged along the lower edge.
The mintmark "G" is seen between the second and third star representing the Karlsruhe Mint, and the year of issue "2023" is seen between the ninth and tenth star.
The incused inscription on the edge of the coin reads "WONDERWELT INSECTEN" (“Wonderful World of Insects”).
The remaining six coins will be released, with four coins each in 2023 and 2024, and will include nine coins in all:
The schedule is as follows:
Rusty Mason Bee (07.09.2023)
Banded Demoiselle (09.11.2023)
Green Hayhorse (1st Quarter 2024)
Hoverfly (2nd Quarter 2024)
Stag Beetle (3rd Quarter 2024)
Steinhummel (4th Quarter 2024)
The specifications of the Cupro-nickel Coin are:
Country of issue: Federal Republic of Germany ("Bundesrepublik Deutschland"); Date/Year of issue: 20.06.2023; Coin Series Theme: "Wunderwelt Insekten" (Wonderful World of Insects"); Denominational value: 5 Euro; Coin Theme: "SCHWALBENSCHWANZ" (“Swallowtail Butterfly"); Mint: Karlesruhe Mint; Mint Mark: "G"; Metal Composition: Cupro-nickel (CuNi); Diameter/Size: 27.25 mm; Weight: 9.68 mm; Coin Quality: Proof-like/Mint (with applied colour), Gloss; Mintage: 100,000 pieces; Designers: Anna Martha Napp, Lubow (image side), Andre Witting, Berlin (value side).
A Coin Album:
A high-quality and elegantly designed Souvenir Coin Album is available as a separate purchase and is an ideal way to store each of the five Euro coloured coins from the “Wonderful World of Insects” Series.
It offers space for all the coins and also includes an informative reference and text narrative in which all further information and interesting facts about the insects in the series can be found with their selected motifs and profiles.
The nine encapsulated coins in the series can be easily inserted in and out of the album.
The booklet in the folder reveals, among other things, why insects are so important for us humans, how we can protect them, but also interesting facts such as which of the insects migrates like migratory birds in late summer to the south and much more worth knowing.
More posts on insect world on this blog:
i) Beetles: A set of five Post Cards issued by Chennai Postal Circle of India Post in 2017
ii) Lady Bug Beetles: A set of four Commemorative stamps brought out by India Post on 23.02.2017
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