Tropical Pelican Set - Barbados 10$ gold coin and 1$ silver coin 2020 set

Face value 3 dollars
Composition 99.99% pure silver
Finish reverse proof
Weight: 7.96 g
Diameter: 27 mm
Mintage 4,000

The purple violet is a water-loving perennial herb–if it's not growing in water, it's likely growing near it. Its blue-centred blooms will catch your eye from May to July, when they add a punch of colour to meadows, bogs and open woodlands. New Brunswick's official flower is one of several Canadian emblems that were selected by means of public input.

Denomination: £100
Mintage: 360
Gold: 99,99 %
Weight: 31.21 g
Diameter: 32.69mm
Reverse designer: Henry Gray
Obverse designer: Jody Clark
Quality: Proof
Year: 2021

The first time The Who has been showcased on an official UK coin
The design – approved by the band – celebrates iconic elements of The Who’s story
A great gift for coin or music fansT
The band’s story in the booklet that accompanies the coin

Weight: 3 oz
Silver: 99-9%
Diameter: 50 mm
Quality: Antique Finish
Issuing Country: Barbados
Year Date: 2022
Special Feature: Extra High Relief with translucent green enamel
Mintage: 999
Face Value: 5 Dollars

Spectacular combination of Ultra High Relief, Incuse-Striking and Translucent Enamel!

Weight: 3 oz
Silver: 99-9%
Diameter: 50 mm
Quality: Antique Finish
Issuing Country32
Special Feature: Extra High Relief with translucent green enamel
Mintage: 999
Face Value: 5 Dollars

Spectacular combination of Ultra High Relief, Incuse-Striking and Translucent Enamel!

Quality: Special Uncirculated
Face Value: 5 Euro
Diameter: 28,5 mm
Silver: 92,5%
Total Weight: 7,78 g

Why talk when you can dance instead? That’s how bees communicate. Their ‘waggle dance’ is a wonderful phenomenon and one that not only bees themselves benefit from. Other living creatures, including humans, do so too, because bees are a vital part of our ecosystem: their welfare is our welfare.

In the early 20th century, the unusual behaviour of honeybees piqued the curiosity of behavioural scientist Karl von Frisch (1886–1982), who grew up in Vienna. He was intrigued by the way the insects sometimes move in circles and perform a figure of-eight ‘waggle dance’. In time, von Frisch discovered that when doing so, bees are in fact ‘speaking’ a dance language to the other members of their hive to show them where they can find pollen and nectar. Although originally disputed by other scientists, von Frisch’s theory eventually earned him the Nobel Prize in 1973.

The ‘round dance’, in which bees walks in a circle, turn around, then walk the same circle in the opposite direction, tells watching bees that there are flowers with pollen in the immediate vicinity of the hive. When the food source is further away, the waggle dance tells the watching bees how far it is and in which direction they can find it. A representation of the waggle dance is shown in the background on the coin’s reverse, behind a bee in flight and above a decorative honeycomb deign. The obverse of the nine-sided coin shows the coats of arms of all the provinces of Austria. Not just for nature lovers, whether in copper or silver, Waggle Dance makes for a great spring or Easter gift.
In the early 20th century, the unusual behavior of honey bees piqued the curiosity of behavioral scientist Karl von Frisch (1886–1982), who grew up in Vienna. He was intrigued by the way the insects sometimes move in circles and perform a figure-of-eight ‘waggle dance’. In time, von Frisch discovered that when doing so, bees are in fact ‘speaking’ a dance language to the other members of their hive to show them where they can find pollen and nectar. Although originally disputed by other scientists, von Frisch’s theory eventually earned him the Nobel Prize in 1973 for achievements in comparative behavioural physiology and pioneering work in communication between insects. It is not just bees themselves that benefit from this wonderful phenomenon, as other living creatures, including humans, do so too. Honey bees, wild bees and bumble bees are a vital part of the ecosystem: their welfare is our welfare.