A new $2 coin features the introduced honeybee. Is this really the species we should celebrate?
- Written by: Eliza Middleton, Laboratory Manager, School of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Sydney
Royal Australian MintThe Royal Australian Mint has released a $2 collectors’ coin to celebrate 200 years since the introduction of the European honeybee.
At the time of writing, one of the 60,000 uncirculated coins was selling for as high as A$36 – but that’s not the only sting in the tail of this commemorative release.
The coin...