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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;NPCoin, post: 396160, member: 5629&quot;]Bullion-wise, the Isle of Man cat series is a nice start for 1/25th oz.&nbsp; They should not be too hard to obtain for around $40 a pop.&nbsp; I think there are a total of 13 that complete that series: Manx, Alley, Norwegian, Siamese, Maine Coon, Japanese Bobtail, Turkish, Burmese, Long Haired Smoke, Birman, British Blue, and two &quot;History of the Cat&quot;, one with a cat stalking a spider, and the other with a Egyptian Mau cat wearing an earring with two pyramids in the landscape.</p><p><br /></p><p>You can also get a Year of the Cockerel (or all 12 year cycle animals?) in the same weight from the Isle of Man series.</p><p><br /></p><p>Andorra has a couple of 1/25oz. 5 Diners animal coins as well in their &quot;Wildlife&quot; series.&nbsp; There is the Chamois and Brown bear with cub, and in silver, they have the 10 Diners Red Squirell, Chamois, and Bears.&nbsp; A 1/2oz gold 50 Diners coin would complete that series, I believe.</p><p><br /></p><p>Australia has two different 1/20oz gold $5 coin with a kangaroo on it, one with a wallaroo, and one with a wallaby.&nbsp; I have no idea what the real difference between those three animals are, since they all look the same to me.</p><p><br /></p><p>Bahamas has a nice little gold coin.&nbsp; It&#039;s about 1/36oz gold, 1973 $10 with a Tobacco Dove on it.&nbsp; This is the one that has the fineness on it.&nbsp; The ones without fineness are about 1/29oz and very so slightly more expensive.&nbsp; If you want to go as high as 1/12oz, you can get the $50 version...or all three!</p><p><br /></p><p>Belize has about a 1/40oz gold $50 coin with a hummingbird on it.&nbsp; As well as more expensive 1/10oz $100 coin with sea creatures and animals on them. As well, Bermuda has some 1/10oz $10 coins, one with a heron, the other with a bluebird, as well as a frog and pig.</p><p><br /></p><p>Bosnia has a 1/25oz series on horses, &quot;1/25 Suverena&quot; trade coins.&nbsp; The series extends in 1/10, 1/5, 1/2, and 1oz weights also.</p><p><br /></p><p>British Virgin Islands have about a 1/23oz $50 with a dove on it.</p><p><br /></p><p>China has Pandas, of course.&nbsp; But, they also have a 1/20oz 1995 5 Yuan coin with a unicorn on it, as well as the same denomination with a panda on it...REAL coins, not just bullion. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie2" alt=";)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />&nbsp; 1996 had a similar 5 Yuan with a unicorn bust.&nbsp; 1983 produced a 1/10oz 10 Yuan with a panda, as did 1984 and 1987.&nbsp; 1988 produced a nice bimetal 1oz silver ring with 1/10oz gold center panda 10 Yuan.&nbsp; 1990 gave us the 1/31oz 10 Yuan panda, and the next year and the year after, they decided to make it a whopping 1/10oz 10 Yuan.&nbsp; In 1993, the panda went platinum and left the gold for the birds. 1993 saw the 1/10oz gold 10 Yuan peacock coin and the Year of the Rooster 8-sided round coin...basically, China is filled with a number of actual denominated coins with 1/10oz and under AGW and animals on it.</p><p><br /></p><p>Cook Islands bring us a rather interesting 1996 $20 gold coin for &quot;Year of the Mouse&quot;.&nbsp; It depicts, of all things, a colorized Mickey Mouse.&nbsp; <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie5" alt=":confused:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />&nbsp; Go figure. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie2" alt=";)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />&nbsp; They&#039;re 1990 Endangered Wildlife series is WAY better with a series of 12 coins denominated at $25 with 1/25oz each.&nbsp; They include Bison, Longhorn Sheep, Tiger, Eagle, Elephant, Lynx, Bee Hummingbird, Koala, Panda, Przewalski&#039;s Horse, African Lion, and Butterfly.</p><p><br /></p><p>Cuba has a 1999 5 Pesos 1/20oz with a hummingbird, I believe.</p><p><br /></p><p>In 1995, Gambia made a two coin Endangered Wildlife&nbsp; series with a Black Rhino and an African Elephant.&nbsp; These coins denominated at $20 and contained about 1/6oz gold.</p><p><br /></p><p>Gibralter did some interesting pieces for their 1/25 crown (1/25oz gold).&nbsp; There was a Peter Rabbit series with 10 coins, I believe.&nbsp; Their 1/25 Royal series on dogs includes 7 dogs: Corgi, Cocker Spaniel, long haired Dachsund, Pekingese, Collie, Bull, and Yorkshire Terrier.&nbsp; This series was also done in 1/10 Royal (1/10oz gold).</p><p><br /></p><p>Israel has a few 1/10oz gold coins.&nbsp; These are denominated New Sheqels from 1992-1998 and include: a Roe, a Hart, a Leopard, a Fox, a Nightingale, a Lion, and a Stork.</p><p><br /></p><p>Ivory Coast as a 1/10oz 10 Francs with an elephant on it.</p><p><br /></p><p>Macao has a lunar series just over 1/10oz gold denominated at 250 Patacas including: Year of the Goat, Monkey, Rooster, Dog, Pig, Rat, Ox, Tiger, and Rabbit.</p><p><br /></p><p>Malta in 1975 produced a 1/11oz 10 Liri coin with, of all things, a Maltese Falcon on it. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie2" alt=";)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />&nbsp; They followed the next year with a Swallow-tailed butterfly.</p><p><br /></p><p>Mongolia did a 1/20oz 100 Tugrik and a 1/10oz 200 Tugrik Year of the Monkey and Year of the Rooster coin for 1992 and 1992, respectively.&nbsp; 1998 saw the release of a 1/20oz 500 Tugrik Year of the Tiger coin (careful, there&#039;s a gold PLATED 1oz silver version out there).&nbsp; Consecutive years of lunar coins can be found in this denomination.</p><p><br /></p><p>Nepal has a 1/10 Asarfi (1/10oz gold) with a Snow Leopard on it.</p><p><br /></p><p>Niger has a 1/10oz gold 1968 10 Francs with ostriches on it.</p><p><br /></p><p>Palau has a 1/25oz gold dollar with a dolphin on it...the topless mermaids on the obverse are just your personal added bonuses.&nbsp; There are also dollars with a turtle, manta ray, and shark on them.</p><p><br /></p><p>Poland has a 50 Zlotych from 1995 with 1/10oz gold depicting a Golden eagle.</p><p><br /></p><p>Seychelles has a 50 Rupees weighing in at 1/20oz gold depicting a Milkweed butterfly, and a 1/10oz 100 Rupees of the same design.</p><p><br /></p><p>Singapore produced two 1/25oz gold dollars with a lion on it for 1996 and 1997.&nbsp; And previously $5 versions with 1/20oz in 1990-1995, followed in 1996 with a 1/10oz version.&nbsp; 1/10oz versions were also found in $10 denomination from 1990-1995.&nbsp; The $10 then turned to 1/4oz.</p><p><br /></p><p>...</p><p><br /></p><p>Not a completely exhaustive list, but it&#039;s a starter for world gold weighing in at 1/10 and under with depictions of animals, birds, and fish.</p><p><br /></p><p>Hope it helps!&nbsp; <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie2" alt=";)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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