Sterling area circulation sets with full flora / fauna themes

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Guernsey, 1956.

4 doubles.       Guernsey lily.
8 doubles.       Three flowers of the Guernsey lily.
Three pence.   Guernsey cow.

Designer: Paul Vincze.

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Falkland Islands, 1974.

See also: Milestones in the decimal coinage of the Falkland Islands.




½p.  Brown trout.                   
1p.    Gentoo penguins.             
2p.    Upland goose.                 
5p.    Black-browed albatross.       
10p.  Sea lions, cow and bull.       

Designer: William Gardner.




1980.  50 pence.  Falkland Islands wolf. Dusicyon australis.

Designer: Robert Elderton.




1982.  20 pence.  Falkland sheep.

Designer: Robert Elderton.

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St. Helena and Ascension, 1984.



1p.    Yellow fin tuna.
2p.    Donkey.
5p.    St. Helena plover, or wirebird.
10p.  Arum lily.
50p.  Green turtle.
£1.    Sooty tern, or "Wideawake".  Incuse edge lettering: "Colony of St. Helena".

Designer: Michael Hibbit.




New circulation types of 1998.
5p.    Jonathan the giant tortoise. 
10p.  Two dolphins.                 
20p.  Ebony flower.

Designer: Robert Elderton.

See also:

Milestones in the decimal coinage of St. Helena-Ascension.

St. Helena and Ascension: unadopted circulation designs.

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Gibraltar, 2014 set.

Gibraltar issued a new design series in early 2015, though the coins themselves were dated 2014.

The set did not include a penny or two pence coin.

See also: Milestones in the decimal coinage of Gibraltar.




5  pence.    Dama de noche flower (Cestrum nocturnum).
10 pence.    Barbary partridge.
20 pence.    Candytuft flowers.
50 pence.    Macaque monkey, known as "the Barbary ape".
1  pound.    Dragon tree.
2  pounds.  Three dolphins.
5  pounds.  The Rock of Gibraltar.

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Isle of Man, 2023.

5p.    Manx shearwater.
10p.  Lesser mottled grasshopper.
20p.  Mountain hare.
50p.  Peregrine falcon.
£1.    Grey seal.
£2.    Basking shark.
£5.    Queen scallop.

Designer: Glyn Davies.

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United Kingdom, 2023.
1p.    Hazel dormouse.
2p.    Red squirrel.
5p.    Oak leaves and acorns.
10p.  Capercaillie.
20p.  Puffin.
50p.  Atlantic salmon.
£1.    Honey bees.
£2.    Rose, thistle, daffodil, shamrock.

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My favourite is the St.Helena-Ascension 1984 set.

When I saw it, I immediately longed for a similar set for the UK.

I wanted Michael Hibbit to design it and feature a badger on the 50 pence coin.

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Now we have to look at the sterling area territories who have NOT produced a flora/fauna set.

Will they follow the trend?

Jersey has never issued a single flora / fauna circulation design.
The island has few animals of any real interest, though.
Expect Tower Mint to produce a circulation set showing the exotic animals of Jersey Zoo. 

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The Isle of Man set is my favourite

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The Isle of Man set is my favourite

The 2023 set? It is quite different in style from all the others.

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The 2023 set? It is quite different in style from all the others.

It is unique to the island especially the basking shark as the Isle of Man is a breeding site used by the sharks.