value:5 DinersMetal:Silver 925/1000Weight (g):25Diameter (mm):38.61Quality:ProofMintage (pcs):2.500Certificate COA:YesBox:No
BUTTERFLY 3D Exotic Butterflies Silver Coin 5D Andorra 2013Description & Design

This coin edition is as unique as this exotic butterfly. A 3D-effect within one’s reach. The sensational coloured butterfly with its posed wings appears almost to be alive! Experience numismatics in a complete new visual effect!

The coin reverse depict a extraordinary beautiful colorful 3D butterfly posed on a flower, on the top edge the legend \"Papillon Exotiques\" and on the bottom one the legend \"Papilio Machaon\" and the issue year \"2013\". The three-dimensional butterfly with the magnificent wings, the innate elegance, light as air, fascinating how nature can be. The butterfly really appears to be alive, its softness is almost touching!The coin’s obverse depicts the Principat d\'Andorra emblem.Background & History

Papilio Machaon
The Old World Swallowtail is one of the most beautiful and largest Polish diurnal butterflies. Due to its exceptional colors and shape, the butterfly is very much a desired object for collectors. It can be found throughout Europe, Asia and northern Africa. It is commonly called the swallowtail which is due to the shape of its wings with protruding tails. The wings are yellow in color with black vein markings, some 3.4 cm long, with a span reaching 70 mm. The other pair of wings features a light blue sash and a red eye spot.
The colors of the insect are intended to take the interest of a potential predator from the head. There are usually two broods of the butterfly. The former appears between April and mid-June, with the latter in July and August. The summer swallowtails feature darker wings compared to the butterflies which breed in spring. They can be commonly spotted on sunny hills, forest clearings, meadows, fields and wastelands.
They take nectar from wild plants, such as the red clover or the brown knapweed. The grown pupae are easy to spot, as they are usually found on inflorescences and are very colorful. They feed on common umbelliferae plants, such as wild carrot, dill, Selinum carvifolia, and others. The species also feeds on garden carrots. Due to modern developments of agriculture and collector activity, the butterfly has been placed on the “red list” of endangered and threatened animals in Poland.