{"title":"Kings of Sting","description":"\u003cp\u003eCelebrating? Nay, informing, maybe? Perhaps, just keeping our distance. This coin series reflects upon the documented \"most painful stings (and bites) of the insect world. And there are some doozies!\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"2025-niue-2-kings-of-ting-tarantula-hawk-1oz-silver-coin","title":"2025 Niue $2 Kings of Sting - Tarantula Hawk 1oz Silver Coin","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e“Blinding, fierce, shockingly electric. A running hair dryer has been dropped into your bubble bath. A bolt out of the heavens. Lie down and scream.”\u003c\/em\u003e – \u003cstrong\u003eJustin Schmidt, The Pain Index.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eImagine peacefully walking the trails of the Grand Canyon when you see a small bird flying towards you. Playfully, you stick out a finger for the bird to perch but, too late, you realise… that’s not a bird! That’s a gigantic wasp! And then, for what feels like hours, there is only pain… You’ve been stung by the Tarantula Hawk!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe first in a coin series examining the most painful stings of the insect world – the Kings of Sting! – this one ounce, 99.9% pure silver coin features the Tarantula Hawk. Boldly coloured and huge, at 6.5cm in length (slightly bigger than your pinkie finger!) in real life, the Tarantula Hawk is so-called because it has a habit of hunting Tarantula spiders!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLimited to just 300 coins ever to be issued.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eSpecifications\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003ctable height=\"190\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMonetary Denomination: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e$2\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eCountry: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eNiue\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFineness (% purity): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e99.9\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMetal:\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSilver\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMaximum Diameter (mm): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e40\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMinimum Gross Weight (g): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e31.1\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMaximum Mintage:\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e300\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Melbourne Coins \u0026 Collectables Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41019803598894,"sku":"AA5354","price":265.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0009\/1707\/8060\/files\/Tarantula-Hawk-Rev-Photo2.jpg?v=1721881370"}],"url":"https:\/\/melbournecoinco.com\/collections\/kings-of-sting.oembed","provider":"Melbourne Coins \u0026 Collectables Company","version":"1.0","type":"link"}