Exactly what it says: a list of species appearing on US currency in some form, with examples listed. It's mostly a way of keeping myself occupied during long shifts with nothing happening, as I'm not particularly interested in money, but it is interesting to see the nation's currency through the lens of wildlife identification. This list is also incomplete, due to gaps in my knowledge (particularly knowledge of plants) and being done in my spare time.
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Appears on the El Yunque National Forest quarter, alongside an unidentified epiphyte: https://www.usmint.gov/coins/coin-medal-programs/america-the-beautiful-quarters/el-yunque-national-forest
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Appears on the El Yunque National Forest quarter, alongside an unidentified epiphyte: https://www.usmint.gov/coins/coin-medal-programs/america-the-beautiful-quarters/el-yunque-national-forest
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Appears on the Voyageurs National Park quarter and the Minnesota quarter.
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One appears in flight on the Arkansas quarter. Unidentified ducks, probably this species, occur on the Chickasaw National Recreation Area quarter.
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The national bird of the United States appears on currency almost as often as humans.
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Appears on the Zitkala-Ša quarter (https://www.usmint.gov/coins/coin-medal-programs/american-women-quarters/zitkala-sa)
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Specific individuals of this species occur on most, if not all, coins and bills.
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Appears on the historical "beaver coins" used in the Oregon territory.
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Appears on the Olympic National Park quarter.
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Appears on the Yellowstone NP quarter, the Kansas quarter, the North Dakota quarter, and the American Bison nickel. A bison skull appears on the Montana quarter.
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Appears on the National Park of American Samoa quarter.
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Appears, although heavily stylized and heraldic, on the San Antonio Missions National Historical Park coin.
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Appears on the Theodore Roosevelt National Park, Delaware, Kentucky, Nevada, and Wyoming quarters.
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One appears on the Washington quarter: https://www.usmint.gov/coins/coin-medal-programs/50-state-quarters/washington Another appears on the Alaska quarter: https://www.usmint.gov/coins/coin-meda... More
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Appears on the Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve quarter.
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Several appear on the Oregon quarter and can probably be identified by someone who's not me: https://www.usmint.gov/coins/coin-medal-programs/50-state-quarters/oregon
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Appears on the Great Basin National Park quarter.
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Appears on the Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore and Acadia National Park quarters.
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This species is on the Kisatchie National Forest quarter and the Alabama state quarter.
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According to the US mint, appears on the Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park quarter (though as the coin is representative of conservation, and this is a non-native species in the ... More
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