Flowers on coins

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South Korea, 1 won, 1969.  Aluminium.

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South Korea, 1 won, 1983.

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Austria €20 (2016): Vienna Opera Ball.



Aditya

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Gibraltar, 5 pence, 2014.

Dama de noche flower (Cestrum nocturnum). 

It is known as "the lady of the night",.

It releases a strongly perfumed scent at night.

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Belize, $10, 1994.

Royal Visit. 

Black orchids, roses.

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Paraguay, 1 centimo, 1950.

Guava flower.  Psidium guajava,

The common guava, is an evergreen shrub or small tree native to the Caribbean, Central America and South America.

It is easily pollinated by insects; in culture, mainly by the common honey bee, Apis mellifera.

The coin was issued in 1944, 1948 and 1950.

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Paraguay, 5 centimos, 1947.

Passion flower.  Passiflora edulis is a vine species of passion flower.

It is native to Brazil, Paraguay and northern Argentina.


The flower has various common names.

They include passion fruit (US and UK), and purple granadilla (South Africa).


The coin was issued in 1944 and 1947.

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Paraguay, 10 centimos, 1947.

The Orange blossom is the fragrant flower of the Citrus sinensis (orange tree).

It is used in perfume making and has been written about as an aphrodisiac

The coin was issued in 1944 and 1947.

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Paraguay, 25 centimos, 1951.

The flower of the Lapacho tree, Handroanthus impetiginosus.

That is the national tree of Paraguay.

The coin was issued in 1944, 1948 and 1951.

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Paraguay: floral set.

See also:  Paraguay: floral set of 1944 to 1951.

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Isle of Man, 5 pence, 1984.

Cushag flower.

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Guernsey, 2 pounds, 1997.

The reverse design features Guernsey lilies.

The design was the work of Robert Elderton.


This coin was included in sets only.

The circulation coin was not issued until 1998.


The Queen's effigy on the 1998 coin was by Ian Rank-Broadley.

This coin shows the effigy by Raphael Maklouf.

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Guernsey, 2 pounds, 1998.

Guernsey lilies.

This coin was the circulation version.

It featured Ian Rank-Broadley's portrait of the Queen.

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A crowned thistle on the old UK five pence coins.

The word "NEW" was later removed from the legend.

A slightly amended thistle then appeared on the new design.

Can you spot the differences between the old and new designs?

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UK, 1 pound, 1986.

Flax plant.