Ants herd aphids and grow fungi: many species guard aphids from predators in exchange for sweet honeydew, while leafcutter ants tend fungus gardens and feed on the crop. An ant is the subject of this souvenir «3 dollars» token of 2025 bearing the name of Malaita Island.

An ant colony works like a state with a division of labour: it has a queen, sterile workers, soldiers in some species, and winged males that appear in the breeding season.

The token is a private fantasy product: Malaita Island is part of Solomon Islands but has no money of its own, and the country’s Central Bank made no such issue. For an «insects» collection it is a bright addition.

Uncirculated (UNC): free of wear and traces of circulation.

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