Dino-tail Annex -Coins-
Coins - silver coins / cupronickel coins - featuring dinosaurs and paleontological creatures are issued by various countries.
Previously, it seemed many were from the Royal Canadian Mint or the Austrian Mint, but in recent years, mints like Mongolia have also been issuing them.
My Collection of Coins
Albertosaurus
A commemorative coin from Canada's 2010 Dinosaur Exhibit series "Royal Tyrrell Museum 25th Anniversary".
Archaeopteryx
A German 10 Euro silver coin issued in 2011 to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the discovery of Archaeopteryx.
Daspletosaurus
A commemorative coin from Canada's 2010 Dinosaur Exhibit series "Canadian Museum of Nature 100th Anniversary".
Dromaeosaurus
The 4th silver coin in Canada's "Dinosaur Fossil Series". It depicts the fossil skeleton of Dromaeosaurus.
Dromaeosaurus
A Tuvalu coin featuring Dromaeosaurus.
Edmontonia
A color silver coin depicting Edmontonia, an ankylosaurid armored dinosaur.
Euoplocephalus
The 5th silver coin in Canada's "Dinosaur Fossil Series". It depicts the fossil skeleton of the armored dinosaur Euoplocephalus.
Fukuiraptor
A coin commemorating the 60th anniversary of the enforcement of the Local Autonomy Act, issued in 2010. Fukui Prefecture features Fukuiraptor. Face value: 500 yen.
Ornithomimus
A 20 dollar silver coin based on the Ornithomimus fossil specimen number "TMP 1995.110.1" housed at the Royal Tyrrell Museum.
Pachyrhinosaurus
A cupronickel coin depicting Pachyrhinosaurus lakustai. Thanks to photoluminescent technology, the fossil skeleton glows in the dark.
Quetzalcoatlus
A cupronickel coin depicting Quetzalcoatlus, which lived in the Cretaceous period 73 million years ago.
Seismosaurus
A Tuvalu coin featuring Seismosaurus.
Stegosaurus
A Tuvalu coin featuring Stegosaurus.
Struthiosaurus
Depicts Struthiosaurus austriacus, discovered in 1859 in a coal mine near Vienna along with pterosaur fossils.
Styracosaurus
A color silver coin depicting Styracosaurus, a dinosaur with one long nasal horn and six horns on its neck frill.
Quetzalcoatlus
Named "Terror of the Sky," this color silver coin depicts the pterosaur Quetzalcoatlus.
Tiktaalik
A coin depicting Tiktaalik, a lobe-finned fish from the late Devonian period (about 375 million years ago), intermediate between fish and amphibians.
Ceraurus
A coin designed after the fossil of the trilobite Ceraurus. It was the 2nd coin in the Evolution of Life series.
Triceratops
The 2nd silver coin in Canada's "Dinosaur Fossil Series". It depicts the fossil skeleton of the iconic horned dinosaur, Triceratops.
Tylosaurus
Depicts Tylosaurus pembinensis, one of the largest marine predators.
Tyrannosaurus
The 3rd silver coin in Canada's "Dinosaur Fossil Series".
Hadrosaurus
A color silver coin depicting the moment a young Hypacrosaurus (a hadrosaurid) hatches from its egg.
