1/200 oz Gold Honey Bee 2025 (Mintage: 5,000 | Proof)
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Native Animals · 2025
The honey bee in gold.1/200 ounce.
The honey bee in front of the honeycomb. In a coin card with dripping honey.
- Fine weight
- 0.156 g
- Diameter
- 14 mm
- Mintage
- 5,000
The honey bee in front of the honeycomb. In a coin card with dripping honey.
- Fine weight
- 0.156 g
- Diameter
- 14 mm
- Mintage
- 5,000
The packaging
In a coin card.
The coin sits in a round capsule on a card with pictures on the front and back.
The design
The bee up close.
The magnifying glass shows the coin one detail at a time.
The other side
The bee on the sunflower.
The value side shows the sunflower with small bees all around, plus the face value and the small arms of Liberia.
- Face value
- 25 dollars
- Country of issue
- Liberia
In the colony
One flight, one kind of flower.
On a foraging flight a bee stays with one kind of flower. For 500 grams of honey, bees fly out around 40,000 times, according to the German Beekeepers’ Association.
- Flights per 500 g of honey
- around 40,000
- Total distance flown
- around 120,000 km
Side by side
From 1/200 up to two ounces.
The two ounces have 400 times the fine weight of the 1/200 ounce, but only just under four times the diameter.
| Coin | Mintage |
|---|---|
| 1/200 ouncethis page | 5,000 |
| 1/4 ounce | 299 |
| 1 ounce | 1,000 |
| 2 ounces | 199 |
The finish
Mirror field, frosted relief.
Proof means the field shines like a mirror, while the animal and the lettering are frosted.
- Name and year
- Face value and arms
The series is issued for the Republic of Liberia, which is why the face value is in dollars.
The honey bee at the meadow’s edge.In gold, for you.
Kettner Edelmetalle’s own series, struck in Germany.
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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