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5 Dukatos La Palma; Ornithoptera victoriae
| Issuer | Spain |
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| Year | 2024 |
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| Technique | Coloured, Milled |
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| Obverse description | Central field features the heraldic shield of La Palma, depicting a cross fleury surmounted by a crown above two rampant lion heads at base, all within a plain escutcheon. The shield is flanked by decorative laurel and floral branches extending to the coin's rim. The legend 'LA PALMA' arcs along the upper rim above the shield, while the denomination '5 DUKATOS' is inscribed in the lower field beneath the escutcheon. |
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| Obverse lettering | LA PALMA 5 DUKATOS |
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This piece belongs to Spain's ongoing natural history bullion-adjacent series issued under the La Palma brand, a licensing framework that allows Spain to produce legal tender coins nominally tied to its territory while featuring subjects with no geographic connection to it. Ornithoptera victoriae, the Queen Victoria's Birdwing, is endemic to the Solomon Islands and was named in 1856 by John O. Westwood. It remains one of the largest butterflies on earth, with females reaching wingspans exceeding 28 centimeters.
Brass composition places this firmly outside investment-grade bullion territory.