1/200 oz Gold Honey Bee 2025 (Mintage: 5,000 | Proof)
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A year outdoors.
Honey Bee 2025, 1/200 ounce of fine gold, reverse
On the reverse the honey bee flies above the comb, and on the obverse it sits in the flower head of a sunflower. Its time of the year is summer and winter.
Summer and winter · The honey bee
In summer the dance, in winter the cluster.
With the waggle dance a bee shows the others the direction and distance of a food source. If the dancer runs upwards, that means: towards the sun. Each waggle stands for 65 to 75 metres of flight.
The sun need not be visible for this: the pattern of polarised skylight is enough. In 1973 Karl von Frisch received the Nobel Prize for his research on bees, together with Konrad Lorenz and Nikolaas Tinbergen.
At the peak in May the queen can lay more than 1,000 eggs a day, and a summer bee lives about six weeks. As early as July, some winter bees live alongside many summer bees.
In winter they sit in the winter cluster. At its outer shell it is around 13 °C; when the outer bees cool down, they push inwards, and those that have warmed up move outwards. The warmth comes from muscle shivering.
“Honey bees are flower-constant: during a foraging flight they always stay true to one kind of flower.”
A year outdoors
Each animal has its moment in the year.
From the first brooding in late winter to the winter cluster: this is how the year passes outdoors.
- Late winterGolden EagleIn early February the golden eagle’s breeding season begins in the Bavarian Alps.
- SpringWolfIn late April or early May the wolf pups are born, usually four to six per litter.
- SummerHoney Bee
- AutumnRed DeerIn early September the rut begins, and the stags roar loudly.
- WinterHoney Bee
The design as struck
The wing veins finely engraved.
The bee flies above the comb, its wing veins are finely engraved, and beneath it a thistle and a composite flower bloom.
The loupe reveals how finely the design is struck.
BeeThe bee with finely engraved wing veins
CombThe comb behind the bee
FlowerThe flower head below the bee
Enlarged from the images in our gallery.
The craft
What sets this coin apart.
Kettner Edelmetalle’s own minting, struck in Germany and issued for the Republic of Liberia.
- Proof
- The field gleams like a mirror, and the animal stands on it, frosted and sculptural. With every movement in the light, gleam and relief alternate.
- Delicate in size
- 1/200 ounce of fine gold: delicate in size, with the complete design, supplied in a coincard.
- The mintage
- Struck in a mintage of 5,000 pieces.
The sizes to scale
Every size in true proportion.
Side by side to scale, from 30 millimetres in gold to 55 millimetres in silver.
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1/4 ounce30 mm in goldgold30 mm
1 ounce40 mm in silversilver40 mm
2 ounces55 mm in silversilver55 mm
At a glance
- Type
- Coin
- Metal
- gold
- Design
- Honey bee above the comb, sunflower
- Weight
- 1/200 ounce of fine gold
- Fineness
- 999.9/1,000
- Face value
- 25 Dollars
- Issuing country
- Liberia
- Year
- 2025
- Quality
- Proof
- Mintage
- 5,000 pieces
- Maker
- Kettner Edelmetalle
- Packaging
- Coincard
In early spring the bees’ brood nest warms up to 35 °C again, and in early February the golden eagle’s breeding season begins in the Bavarian Alps.
Länderinstitut für Bienenkunde Hohen Neuendorf; Bayerisches Landesamt für Umwelt
The Honey Bee 2025 – small gold coin with 999.9/1,000 fine gold
- Minting quality: Highest minting quality Proof (PP) – deep mirror-finish fields meet finely matted reliefs.
- Strictly limited: Worldwide mintage limited to 5,000 pieces – a true rarity.
- Appreciation potential: The strict mintage limit combined with demand for small gold issues gives this piece a pronounced rarity value.
- Fineness & material: 999.9/1,000 – purest fine gold at the highest level of purity commonly found on the market.
- Investment goal: physically tangible fine gold whose value is tied to the gold price – building wealth in small, affordable steps.
- Design: finely engraved honey bee in flight set against a hexagonal honeycomb pattern, framed by a sunflower and blossoms.
- Manufacturer: Kettner Edelmetalle.
- Country of issue: Republic of Liberia, face value 25 dollars.
The Honey Bee 2025 is one of the smallest gold coins in the world and combines the finest minting craftsmanship with the enduring substance of pure gold. With a diameter of just 14.00 mm, the coin weighs in at 0.16 g of fine gold with a fineness of 999.9/1,000 – a convenient entry point into physical gold investment that nonetheless carries the full value of the precious metal. The worldwide mintage limited to 5,000 pieces – a very low mintage – makes this issue a sought-after rarity among Liberia's smallest gold coins.
A design full of life: bee, honeycomb and sunflower
The design of the Honey Bee 2025 tells an entire natural history in the smallest of formats – making full use of the possibilities offered by Proof quality. The contrast between mirrored surfaces and matted design elements makes the fine details stand out in striking relief.
Obverse
At the center is a richly detailed honey bee in flight. Its widely spread wings show fine veining, while the antennae, compound eyes, hairy thorax and characteristically striped abdomen are precisely rendered. Behind it extends a honeycomb pattern of hexagonal cells; in the upper area the honeycomb cells are set in a darker tone, creating an effective contrast against the golden background. In the lower part of the field, a sunflower and additional blossoms bloom as a symbol of the bee's food sources. Along the upper left edge runs the inscription "HONIGBIENE 2025", while "1/200 OZ 9999 FINE GOLD" is stamped on the lower right.
Reverse
The reverse shows a large sunflower with a textured center, on which a honey bee is collecting nectar. Three additional small bees swarm around the blossom, creating a lively pollination scene. The face value "25 DOLLARS" identifies the coin as official legal tender of the Republic of Liberia, and a small emblem beneath the blossom rounds off the design. The reeded edge protects the minting and underscores the clean workmanship.
Full-value investment gold – substance is what counts
As charming as the bee motif may be, the real reason to buy is the fine gold it contains. Here you are not purchasing mere decoration, but recognized investment gold whose value is tied to the gold price. Gold is the oldest currency in the world and has served mankind as a store of value for over 6,000 years – it has never had a value of zero, possesses intrinsic value, and is recognized worldwide as a means of payment and exchange. As a scarce good with limited supply, it is traditionally regarded as an inflation hedge and a proven form of crisis protection whenever confidence in paper money wavers.
Small units like this 1/200-ounce coin are particularly well suited to building up physical gold holdings step by step – value upon value, much like a bee collecting its honey. Over the years, such small quantities add up to a considerable fortune, remain highly liquid, and can be resold at any time. Another advantage of physical gold: after a holding period of at least one year, profits from its sale are generally tax-free. And even though low mintages like this one are coveted among lovers of collector's coins, the focus with this piece remains on the lasting value of the fine gold – not a mere design object, but genuine investment gold.
Just as the bee diligently gathers value upon value, piece by piece one builds a foundation of real gold – enduring, tangible, and something that can be passed down through generations.
This makes the Honey Bee 2025 a fitting way to give genuine investment gold as a gift: whether for a birthday or another personal occasion, what is being presented here is not a fleeting gift, but an asset of pure fine gold. The artistic design provides the personal touch, while the precious metal itself provides the substance.
Technical data at a glance
- Denomination: 1/200 oz
- Fine weight: 0.16 g fine gold
- Fineness: 999.9/1,000
- Diameter: 14.00 mm
- Face value: 25 dollars
- Country of issue: Republic of Liberia
- Year of minting: 2025
- Condition: Proof (PP)
- Mintage: 5,000 pieces worldwide
- Series: Animals of the Land
- Packaging: Coincard
- Manufacturer: Kettner Edelmetalle
Small coin, big impact: the finest minting artistry in Proof quality, a strictly limited mintage, and the timeless substance of 999.9/1,000 fine gold make the Honey Bee 2025 an appealing building block for anyone looking to safeguard their wealth in physical gold.
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