Daniel's Coin Zoo - Holiday Update

WELCOME TO DANIEL'S COIN ZOO! The "Coin Zoo" exhibits animal coins (aka "numismatic fauna") from around the world. Eventually, all circulating coins with animals on them will be displayed. This will include every animal type coin minted around the world from 1901 to the present (over 900 pieces).

Most of the coins will be circulating issues, as opposed to special collector issues. Mints around the world have made literally thousands of special issue animal coins for collectors. But the Coin Zoo will be populated mainly with animals that were important enough to a country to put on their national circulating coinage, that is, the everyday change that citizens use in daily transactions.

Enjoy!

NEWEST ARRIVALS

Cuba 1-PESO (KM64)

Madagascar 5-FRANCS (KM5)

Madagascar 1-FRANC (KM2)

Holiday Update

Tuesday, 27 December 2005

Regular visitors to the Coin Zoo may have noticed that the coin/country count hasn't moved much in December. This is because yours truly -- the Zoo Keeper -- has been preoccupied with the Christmas season. By the time Christmas Vacation is over, and a work trip in early January is complete, it will be mid-January before more animals start moving in on a regular basis. Meanwhile, please enjoy the dozens of animal coins already on display. Remember, the most recent three additions appear on the front page, with pictures, and the next most recent 12 coins appear listed on the right-hand side.