Ken P's Coins on Postage Stamps

Coin Mercantile, Inc. Rare Modern World Coins for Investors and Collectors.

A chronological listing of world postage stamps depicting coins.

1900-1953	1954-1959	1960-1965	1966-1968	1969-1971	1972	1973-1974	1975	1976
1977	1978-1979	1980-1981	1982-1986	1987-1989	1990-1992	1993-1996	1997-1999	2000-2001
2002-2003	2004-2005	2006	2007-2012

1966 February 24

Qatar

1-, 3-, 4-, 5-, 10-, 40-, 70-, 80-naye paise; 1-, 2-, 5-, 10-rupees.

Catalog numbers: Michel 102-13; Scott 99-99L

Approximate value: US$42.00.

1966 (month unknown)

France

15-centime postage stamp depicting a Gallic coin.

Approximate value: US$0.20.

1966 (month unknown)

Italy

130-lira postage stamp depicts a Syracusean coin.

Approximate value: US$0.20.

1966 (month unknown)

Sharjah

Arabian Gulf Area Monetary Conference.
50- and 75-naye paise, and 1-, 3-, 4-, and 5-rupee postage stamps depict obverse and reverse of 5-rupee coin.

Catalog numbers: Michel 198-203; Stanley Gibbons 179-84

Approximate value: US$17.00.

1966 July 8

Bhutan

Nine postage stamps depict coins for the 40th anniversary of the birth of King Jigme Wangchuk.
Stamp denominations are 10, 25, and 50 chetrum; and 1, 1.30, 2, 3, 4, and 5 ngultrum.

Catalog numbers: Michel 86-94; Scott 6601-6609; Stanley Gibbons 83-91

Approximate value: US$19.00.

1966 July 22

Philippines

50th anniversary of Philippine National Bank.
6-sentimos stamp depicts 1-peso silver coin.

Catalog numbers: Michel 808; Scott 955; Yvert 651; Stanley Gibbons 1026

Approximate value: US$0.20.

1966 August 29

Czechoslovakia

70th anniversary of the Olympic Committee.
60-haleru postage stamp depicts an Olympia coin.

Catalog numbers: Michel 1642; Scott 1415; Stanley Gibbons 1599

Approximate value: US$0.20.

1966 September 10

Czechoslovakia

Brno Philatelic Exhibition.
30-haleru postage stamp depicts a 1620 Moravian silver thaler.

Catalog numbers: Michel 1647; Scott 1418; Yvert 1510; Stanley Gibbons 1602

Approximate value: US$0.20.

1966 October 12

Spain

1.20-peseta stamp depicts 1699 coins of Lima.

Catalog numbers: Michel 1648; Scott 1380; Yvert 1408; Stanley Gibbons 1813

Approximate value: US$0.20.

1966 November 12

Sierra Leone

First gold coinage of Sierra Leone.
2- and 3-cent postage stamps depict 1/4-golde coin;
5- and 8-cent postage stamps depict 1/2-golde coin;
25-cent and 1-leone postage stamps depict 1-golde coin;
7- and 10-cent airmail postage stamps depict 1/4-golde coin;
15- and 30-cent airmail postage stamps depict 1/2-golde coin;
50-cent and 2-leone postage stamps depict 1-golde coin.

Catalog numbers: Scott 323-28,C61-66; Stanley Gibbons 398-409

Approximate value: US$12.00.

1966 November 21

Cyprus

Two postage stamps depict ancient coins.
20-milliemes stamp depicts a silver coin of 4th century BC;
50-milliemes stamp depicts a silver coin of Alexander the Great.

Catalog numbers: Michel 277,283; Scott 282,287; Yvert 269,274; Stanley Gibbons 287,292

Approximate value: US$1.60.

1966 November 28

Yugoslavia

Medieval coins.
30-paras stamp depicts 1373 wolf's head coin of Durad I;
50-paras stamp depicts circa 1461 1/2-dinar coin of King Stefan;
60-paras stamp depicts dinar of Serbia;
85-paras stamp depicts circa 1250 dinar of Ljubljana;
2-dinars stamp depicts circa 1403-1413 dinar of Split;
5-dinars stamp depicts circa 1346-1355 dinar of Emperor Stefan Dusan.

Catalog numbers: Michel 1191-96; Scott 848-53; Yvert 1082-87; Stanley Gibbons 1230-35

Approximate value: US$1.35.

1966 December 16

Tonga

In memoriam of Queen Salote, 1900-1965.
3-pence, 5-pence on 9-pence, 9-pence, 1-shilling 7-pence on 3-pence, 3-shilling 6-pence on 9-pence, 6-shilling 6-pence on 3-pence overprint stamps depict 1/4-Koula coin.
10-pence, 1-shilling 2-pence, 4-shilling on 10-pence, 5-shilling 6 pence on 1-shilling 2-pence, 10-shilling 6 pence on 1-shilling 2-pence airmail stamps depict 1/4-Koula coin.

Catalog numbers: Scott 152-57,C22-26

Approximate value: US$9.25.

1967 February 3

New Zealand

100th anniversary of the Post Office Savings Bank.
9-pence stamp depicts the reverse of a 1867 half-sovereign, and a 1967 dollar coin.

Catalog numbers: Michel 455; Scott 381; Yvert 442; Stanley Gibbons 844

Approximate value: US$0.45.

1967 March 30

Bulgaria

Six postage stamps depict emperors on ancient coins.
1-stotinki stamp depicts Thracian coin of 6th century BC;
2-stotinki stamp depicts Macedinian tetradrachma coin of 2nd century BC;
3-stotinki stamp depicts tetradrachma coin of Odeddus of 2nd century BC;
5-stotinki stamp depicts Philipp II of Macedonia on coin of 4th century BC;
13-stotinki stamp depicts Thracian King Seuthus VII on coin of 2nd century BC;
20-stotinki stamp depicts Apollonian coin of 5th century BC.

Catalog numbers: Michel 1698-1703; Scott 1571-76; Yvert 1489-94; Stanley Gibbons 1689-94

Approximate value: US$1.50.

1967 May 4

Romania

100th anniversary of Romanian monetary system.
55-bani stamp depicts coins of 1867.
1.20-leu stamp depicts coins of 1966.

Catalog numbers: Michel 2589-90; Scott 1920-21

Approximate value: US$0.45.

1967 July 4

Tonga

Coronation of King Taufa'ahau IV.
1-, 2-, 4-, 15-, 28-, 50-seniti, 1-pa'anga stamps depict reverse of new palladium coins.
7-, 9-, 11-, 21-, 23-, 29-seniti, 2-pa'anga airmail stamps depict reverse of new palladium coins.

Catalog numbers: Scott 175-81,C27-33; Stanley Gibbons 202-15

Approximate value: US$13.00.

1967 August 22

Upper Volta

30-franc stamp depicts bank book and hands with coins, to promote National Savings Bank.

1967 October 31

Spain

6-peseta stamp marks the 2000th anniversary of the founding of Caceres by the Romans, depicting roman coins of Caceres.

Catalog numbers: Michel 1722; Scott 1499; Yvert 1488; Stanley Gibbons 1887

Approximate value: US$0.20.

1967 November 15

Poland

2.50-zloty stamp depicts the painting Tax Collectors by Marinus von Reymerswaele, showing coins on a table.

Catalog numbers: Michel 1812; Scott 1555; Yvert 1664

Approximate value: US$0.20.

1967 December 1

Tunisia

International Human Rights Year.
40-millimes stamp depicts a coin.

Catalog numbers: Michel 690: Scott 490; Stanley Gibbons 654

Approximate value: US$0.25.

1968 June 15

Spain

1900th anniversary of the founding of León by the Roman Legion VII Gemina.
3.50-peseta stamp depicts a coin of emperor Gamba.

Catalog numbers: Michel 1762; Scott 1531; Yvert 1532; Stanley Gibbons 1931

Approximate value: US$0.25.

1968 June 19

Turkey

Centenary of Pawn Office in Istanbul.
50-kurush stamp shows coins on the ground.

Catalog numbers: Michel 2101; Scott 1778

Approximate value: US$0.35.

1968 (month unknown)

Italy

17 postage stamps depicts a Syracusean coin.
Stamp denominations are 1, 5, 6, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90, 100, 130, and 200 lira.

Approximate value: US$3.40.

1968 (month unknown)

Ras al Khaima

5th anniversary of death of US President John Kennedy.
2- and 3-riyals airmail postage stamps (silver) depict obverse and reverse of USA 1964 50-cent coin;
2- and 3-riyals airmail postage stamps (gold) depict obverse and reverse of USA 1964 50-cent coin.

Catalog numbers: Michel 263-33

1968 (month unknown)

Upper Volta

90-franc airmail postage stamp depicts tiny coins in painting of The Money Lender and His Wife by Quentin Massys.

Catalog numbers: Scott C46; Yvert 51

1968 July 4

Tonga

King's 50th birthday.
1-, 2-, 4-, 15-, 28-, 50-seniti, 1-pa'anga stamps depict reverse of palladium coins.
7-, 9-, 11-, 21-, 23-, 29-seniti, 2-pa'anga airmail stamps depict reverse of palladium coins.
40-seniti on 2-seniti, 60-seniti on 2-seniti, 1-pa'anga on 2-seniti, 2-pa'anga on 2-seniti stamps depict reverse of palladium coin.

Catalog numbers: Scott 203-09,C40-46,CO21-24

Approximate value: US$28.85.

1968 November 1

Korea, South

A 7-won postage stamp promoting a National Wealth Survey depicts a coin.

Catalog numbers: Michel 638; Scott 625; Yvert 518; Stanley Gibbons 770

Approximate value: US$0.40.

1968 November 3

Malagasy Republic

50th anniversary of the Malagasy Savings Bank.
20-franc postage stamp depicts tiny coins.

Catalog numbers: Michel 592; Scott 419; Yvert 457; Stanley Gibbons 154

Approximate value: US$0.20.

1968 November 12

Bhutan

Three postage stamps (15ch, 33ch, 9nu) depict coins marking Human Rights Year.

Catalog numbers: Scott 98,98A,98B

Approximate value: US$7.00.

1968 December 2

Bahamas

Four postage stamps commemorating the first gold coinage in the Bahamas.
3-cent stamp depicts $100 coin,
12-cent stamp depicts $50 coin,
15-cent stamp depicts $20 coin,
$1 stamp depicts $10 coin.

Catalog numbers: Michel 289-92; Scott 284-87; Yvert 273-76; Stanley Gibbons 327-30

Approximate value: US$5.30.

1968 December 17

Morocco

20-centimes stamp depicts a 1780 10-dirham coin of Tetuan;
25-centimes stamp depicts a dirham coin of Agmat, circa 1138;
40-centimes stamp depicts a dirham coin of El Alya (Fes), circa 840;
60-centimes stamp depicts a dirham coin of Marrakesh, circa 1248.

Catalog numbers: Michel 641-44; Scott 216-19; Yvert 578-81; Stanley Gibbons 263-66

Approximate value: US$7.70.

1968 December 21

Paraguay

10-centimo stamp depicts Mexico 25-peso Olympic coin.

Catalog numbers: Michel 1865; Scott 1126

Approximate value: US$0.50.

1968 December 31

Chile

50-centésimos airmail postage stamp for the 225th anniversary of the founding of the State Mint.
Stamp depicts the first coin minted in 1749 and a coin press.

Catalog numbers: Scott C288; Stanley Gibbons 610

Approximate value: US$0.20.

1900-1953 1954-1959 1960-1965 1966-1968 1969-1971 1972 1973-1974 1975 1976

1977 1978-1979 1980-1981 1982-1986 1987-1989 1990-1992 1993-1996 1997-1999 2000-2001

2002-2003 2004-2005 2006 2007-2012