3280) "HIRSCHKAFER" (Stag Beetle)", Federal Republic of Germany (Bundesrepublik Deutschland): “Wonderful World of Insects Coin Series” ("WONDERWELT INSECTEN"): Eighth €5 Colour Coin in the Series: Coin issued by the Berlin Mint (Mint Mark "DB"): Date/Year of Coin issue: 2024:
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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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Wonderful World of Insects: 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.
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 Eighth coin in this fascinating Numismatic Series entitled “Wonderful World of Insects,” has been released which highlights the great biodiversity of the many insects we share our varied environments with.
Stag Beetle:
The Eighth coin in the 5-euro colour print series "Wonderland Insects" highlights the "Stag Beetle" the great biodiversity of the many insects we share our varied environments with.
The Coin motif, designed by the artist Detlef Behr from Cologne, shows an ideal male stag beetle in the style of a precise scientific illustration, in which all morphological details are correctly worked out.
The typical black-brown colouring shows the beetle and its characteristic feature, the enlarged upper jaw (Mandibles), effectively emphasised.
Idealised oak leaves and acorns in the background provide a subtle reference to the beetle's habitat and allude to the great importance of oak trees for the development of the larvae.
The sans-serif lettering on the left edge of the coin forms a part of the composition balanced counterweight to the motif.
The value side is identical for all coins in the series. The design, designed by artist Andre Witting from Berlin, impresses with a dignified yet dynamic representation of the federal eagle. Backgroundinformation It is extremely rare and is therefore particularly protected.
The eighth motif in the “Wonder World of Insects” series is dedicated to it.
The originally forest-dwelling stag beetle is one of the most conspicuous beetle species in Europe; most people know it at least from hearsay.
It can sometimes be seen flying through gardens and parks in summer, which is a special spectacle due to its size. It gets its name from its enlarged upper jaw in males, which looks like antlers.
The males use it to fight with each other. If two males who are ready to mate meet in a tree, they try to throw the “opponent” down or turn them onto their backs.
The stag beetle's main food source is tree resin. The females use their powerful jaws to tear small pieces out of the tree bark to get to the resin.
Since the males are unable to do this due to their large upper jaws, the females use such feeding places to attract males.
The stag beetle larvae remain underground for up to eight years and can grow up to 10 cm in size.
In order for their gametes to mature, females and males need tree sap that contains certain fungi. This is often lacking in modern forests.
The improved protection of natural habitats is helping to ensure that the stag beetle, insect of the year 2012, is slowly becoming more common again.
The Coin:
Digital printing is applied to the design, which includes vivid colours to highlight the design.
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 "D" is seen between the second and third star representing the Berlin Mint, and the year of issue "2024" 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 two coins will be released, with in 2024, and will include nine coins in all:
The schedule is as follows:
Grove 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: 10.03.2024; Coin Series Theme: "Wunderwelt Insekten" (Wonderful World of Insects"); Denominational value: 5 Euro; Coin Theme: "Stag Beetle" (“HIRSCHKAFER" (Stag Beetle)"); Mint: Berlin Mint; Mint Mark: "D"; 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: Detlef Behr from Cologne, 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.
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