Moldova's central bank has issued wildlife-themed silver pieces with some regularity, but the Mute Swan coin from 2013 sits in an interesting position: the Mute Swan (*Cygnus olor*) is not native to Moldova in the way the series framing implies. The species is largely naturalized across much of Europe from introduced stock, its presence in Moldovan wetlands owing more to range expansion than deep ecological history.
Moldova's central bank has issued wildlife-themed silver pieces with some regularity, but the Mute Swan coin from 2013 sits in an interesting position: the Mute Swan (*Cygnus olor*) is not native to Moldova in the way the series framing implies. The species is largely naturalized across much of Europe from introduced stock, its presence in Moldovan wetlands owing more to range expansion than deep ecological history.