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Crypto Stamp Nr. 8 – Koala
Eighth Fantastic Animals release from Liechtenstein — the Koala, April 2024; the rainbow variant is rarest at just 50 copies.
The Koala is the eighth release in Liechtenstein's small-sheet Fantastic Animals series (Philately Liechtenstein / Liechtensteinische Post AG), issued on 4 April 2024 (product no. 297.24.03, face value CHF 9.50). Like the rest of the series it depicts a playful vector-art animal character in several colour variants. The total mintage of 7,000 is split across four lederhosen variants: violet (3,950), green (2,000), orange (1,000) and rainbow (50 copies, the rarest). As a pre-September-2024 issue, authenticity was secured through OriginStamp blockchain hash-anchoring — it is not yet a tradeable NFT.
Variants
| Variant | Variant | Color | Mintage | Rarity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rainbow | 50 | 1 | ||
| Orange | #E8862A | 1,000 | 2 | |
| Green | #3F8B3F | 2,000 | 3 | |
| Violet | #8A5FBF | 3,950 | 4 |
Series Overview
The Fantastic Animals series is a twelve-part run of small-sheet crypto stamps issued by Philately Liechtenstein / Liechtensteinische Post AG. It began in December 2022 with the Cat in Sunglasses and unfolded across 2022–2024, each release presenting a single playful vector-art animal character in a set of colour variants. The Koala is part 8 of the twelve.
This Release (Koala)
The Koala was issued on 4 April 2024 under product number 297.24.03, with a face value of CHF 9.50. It continues the established series format: one anthropomorphic animal rendered in bright, flat vector art, offered across several colour variants of differing scarcity. Stylistically the Koala sits squarely within the Fantastic Animals house look — friendly, character-driven, and built for small-sheet collecting rather than for game mechanics.
Colour Variants
The total mintage of 7,000 is split across four lederhosen variants, as published by the issuer, Philately Liechtenstein:
- Violet: 3,950 copies (56.4%, most common)
- Green: 2,000 copies (28.6%)
- Orange: 1,000 copies (14.3%)
- Rainbow: 50 copies (0.7%, rarest)
Technical Implementation / Authenticity
The Koala is a pre-September-2024 issue, and this is the key point for collectors: its authenticity relies on OriginStamp blockchain hash-anchoring, not on a tradeable token. In this model a cryptographic hash of the item's data is anchored to a public blockchain as a tamper-evident timestamp — it proves authenticity, but it is not an ERC-721 or ERC-1155 NFT and cannot be transferred on-chain like one.
Liechtenstein's first true tradeable NFTs arrived only later, with the Crypto/Business Fox edition of September 2024. Everything issued before that point in the Fantastic Animals run, the Koala included, belongs to the earlier hash-anchoring generation.
Design Attribution
The design is attributed to Isabella Gassner (Liechtenstein), confirmed as the designer of the 2024 crypto stamp editions. Her Koala follows the series signature: bold outlines, saturated colour fields, and a good-natured animal character conceived for a collector audience rather than a gamified app experience.
Position in the Fantastic Animals Series
As part 8 of twelve, the Koala falls in the later stretch of the series, well after the December 2022 debut of the Cat in Sunglasses. It represents the mature, settled phase of Fantastic Animals: the format, the variant-and-scarcity structure, and the vector-art identity were all long established by April 2024. Its historical significance is chiefly that it is one of the last editions of the OriginStamp hash-anchoring era, issued in the months just before Liechtenstein's shift to genuine tradeable NFTs.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is the Koala crypto stamp a tradeable NFT?
No. As a pre-September-2024 issue, the Koala uses OriginStamp blockchain hash-anchoring for authenticity rather than a tradeable ERC token. Only the later releases from the Crypto/Business Fox onward (September 2024) were Liechtenstein's first true tradeable NFTs.