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"The 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 celebrates an invasive alien species, and continues a long tradition
in Australia of romanticising introduced fauna.
Meanwhile, we’ve missed an important opportunity to showcase Australia’s native
pollinators, some of which are threatened with extinction."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
