Ants head out for an infinite walk on Le Grand Mint’s M.C. Escher inspired Möbius strip silver coin

It seems like insects have staked out a solid claim to numismatics at the start of 2026 with our second one of the day, and it’s another quite unusual take on the subject. We’ve always liked Le Grand Mint’s off-centre sense of style, and it’s very evident here with this new Miroslav Hric designed coin, combining the hardworking insect, with a mathematical mind-bender.

The Möbius strip is really simple to make. Just cut a strip of paper, half twist it, and then join the ends. You end up with a surface that has only one face, and can be walked along ad infinitum. It was discovered by Johann Benedict Listing and August Ferdinand Möbius back in 1858 as a mathematical object, but in is visual form, it can be traced back to at least the 3rd century, where it has been found depicted in Roman mosaics. In a more modern setting, it’s a style heavily utilised by the king of puzzling art, M.C. Escher.

The coin depicts four gilded ants walking around a simplified, antiqued Möbius strip, with the coin taking on the outer shape of it, instead of being round. You can actually trace the never-ending path of the hapless insects around it. It’s a neat concept for a coin, and it’s been executed with a fine sense of style. The obverse is a simple affair, but the Liberian coat-of-arms, one of the best looking of them all, in my opinion, has been gilded as well. Just 500 of these coins will be struck, and they will come in a box, and with a COA. It’s available to order now, and should ship around the end of March.