</a> Courtesy Smithsonian Institution National Numismatic Collection. Rare Currency at The Smithsonian The previous coin's older brother the 1849, Gold Rush era double eagle gold coin is valued by collectors the world over. It was the United States of America's first $20 denominational gold coin. Courtesy Smithsonian Institution National Numismatic Collection.
subspecies - (biology) a taxonomic group that is a division of a species; usually arises as a consequence of geographical isolation within a species. race. biological science, biology - the science that studies living organisms. taxon, taxonomic category, taxonomic group - animal or plant group having natural relations.
1. (Biology) biology. a. any of the taxonomic groups into which a genus is divided, the members of which are capable of interbreeding: often containing subspecies, varieties, or races. A species is designated in italics by the genus name followed by the specific name, for example Felis domesticus (the domestic cat).