Animal Coins

I've been curious about how many others collect some type of animal coins. There are a lot of coins minted with animals on them, so somebody must be buying them. Personally, I collect the Australian Kookaburras and the Isle of Man cat coins. I also bought some of the Deadly & Dangerous series from the Perth Mint.

 

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I collect any ancient coins I can find with rhinos, (trust me its very few), and collect some world coins with rhinos.

 

I have a small collection that I add to when I come across something. Australian, Canadian, Indian coins. I still find a few cents when roll searching, like the Pig cent from Bermuda. I don't seek them out, but I keep what I find.

 

Another animal found on very few coins is the hippopotamus. I have one coin depicting a hippo.

Here is one of my favorite "animal coins" depicting a peacock.

 

That's a cool coin. What country is it from?

 

I started collecting the Canadian Wildlife Series. Those are the only coins with animals on them that I own.

 

Actually, hippos are a little easier to get on ancients. Many a dealer, when knowing I was looking for ancient rhinos, have tried to sell me a hippo coin.

At least for ancients, (in case anyone was interested), I would say in order of frequency animals would be:

1. Horse
2. Lion
3. Owl, (due to Athens)
4. Elephant
5. Harder to say, all get scarcer

Chris

 

I don't really collect specific animals on coins. But from time to time I do pick up world coins with animals on them. And I just happen to have that same peacock coin which btw is from Burma-Myanmar

 

For my part, and somewhat limited scope, I like the Canadian Wildlife and Australian Lunar II series. I find both series nicely limited and very pretty to have.
They are modern but add me to the list of those who like "wildlife" coins!
-L

 

Hippopotami can be found on modern coins too. North Korea had one on their 2002 1/2 Chon coin:

 

One of my favorites is the 1993 Endangered Wildlife series 500 rupee coin from Nepal featuring the Bengal tiger:

 

The Samali 100 shillings elephant is quite nice.

 

Please do share any you may have. I love rhinos

 

I like the Canadian Wildlife series and the Australian Koalas. TC

 

I just got my shipping confirmation this morning on my order of this coin:

 

Is there a 2012 kookaburra? I don't see them listed at the Perth mint.

 

I like birds

 

and beavers

 

eh - another lost coin...the thief didn't relize it was clad.

 

Horses