It may not surprise you that I like bears. However, I don't have a lot of coins with bears on them. Here are the ones I have. I'd love to see others.
oh really? you have to see it then.. its a good documentary about bears and this guy that is a little off that lives among them...
Wait, here comes another one. In Berne (Switzerland) they have a Zibelemärit every year, in late November. As for the bear, the connection to the city name is not quite clear, but since the bear is in the CoA ... But you can also find older Bern coins with the bear, see here for example: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bern_5_Btz_1826.jpg Christian
That could also be in the French Fries topic, hehe. Some more: Croatia 5 kuna, Russia 3 rubles 1993. (Also in 1993, Russia issued a 50 ruble bimetallic piece featuring the Himalayan Brown Bear.) And Colombia 50 pesos ... Christian
I own most of the coins photoed here. I love bear coins too. What do you think of this one Hiddendragon?
Bears are an interesting topic. A good friend Zach Beasley collected them extensively. There are very, very few ancient bear coins. However, in medieval times there were german states who made many coins with bears on them.
When I was searching on eBay I found a nice 2013 Isle of Man 1 crown with bears, but I didn't want to pay what they were asking. I also have one from Spain on the way to me.
