Numiscollect have some cool new coins due out and this is an early favourite. Windows have been appearing in coins for many years now and some of the most sought after series contain them. In most cases the window represents just that, a window, usually in a coin depicting an architectural style. but in this case it’s been integrated into the coin in a clever way. Depicting a side-on view of the Glasswing on the reverse, flipping over to the obverse has the same window acting as the wing in an overhead view of the same creature. Both simple and clever, the design works really well here and this one could be a real sleeper hit. With it being the first coin in a series, it will be interesting to see where this goes from here.

The new series is called ‘Animals in Glass’ and kicks off with a butterfly called the Greta Oto, or Glasswing. 

With a Spanish name “Espejitos’, meaning “little mirrors”, the Glasswing butterfly has translucent wings of 5.6-6.1 cm (2.2-2.4″) span with tissue that lacks the coloured scales found in other butterflies. Ranging from Mexico, through Panama and Columbia, this beautiful insect feeds on toxic plants to make itself unpalatable to predators.

The coin will be available around June this year. It will be boxed and supplied with a Certificate of Authenticity to denote which of only 999 pieces you have.