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A chronological listing of world postage stamps depicting coins.
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1990 January 11
Hungary
5 forint postage stamp marks the 150th anniversary of the Hungarian Savings Bank.
The stamp depicts a coin held in hands.
Approximate value: US$0.45.
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1990 March 30
Brazil
20-cruzeiro postage stamp marks the 25th anniversary of the Central Bank.
The stamp depicts a gold coin.
Catalog numbers: Scott 2241; Stanley Gibbons 2411
Approximate value: US$0.50.
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1990 April 6
Hungary
5 forint postage stamp depicting King Janos Hunyadi (circa 1407-1409) and a coin.
Approximate value: US$0.40.
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1990 May 17
Mozambique
15th anniversary of the Bank of Mozambique.
100-metical stamp depicts 50-metical coin.
Catalog numbers: Michel 1206; Scott 1123; Stanley Gibbons 1269
Approximate value: US$0.20.
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1990 June 15
Cook Islands
1992 Summer Games in Barcelona, Spain.
$1.85 stamp depicts Cook Islands 1989 $50 commemorative coin.
Catalog numbers: Michel 1308; Scott 1039b; Stanley Gibbons 1243
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1990 July 4
Tonga
Silver jubilee of King Taufa'ahau Tupou IV.
42-seniti stamp depicts coins.
Catalog numbers: Scott 745
Approximate value: US$1.00.
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1990 September 29
Czechoslovakia
3-koruna postage stamp depicts an ancient celtic coin.
Catalog numbers: Michel 3062; Scott 2800; Yvert 2860; Stanley Gibbons 3034
Approximate value: US$0.30.
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1990 October 27
Andorra
One 3.20-franc postage stamp depicting a coin from St. Eulalia's Church, Encamp.
Catalog numbers: Michel M420; Scott 398; Yvert 397; Stanley Gibbons F436
Approximate value: US$0.70.
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1990 October 31
Algeria
1-dinar stamp for Savings Promotion depicts a hand holding a coin.
Catalog numbers: Scott 927
Approximate value: US$0.20.
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1990 November 24
Russia
Armenian '90 Philatelic Exhibition.
20k+10k stamp depicts gold coin of Tigranes I (about 140-55 BCE), king of Armenia.
Catalog numbers: Scott B173
Approximate value: US$0.75.
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1990 December 12
Israel
1.20 shekel postage stamp for Philately Day.
The stamp depicts a 1948 Israel stamp which depicts an ancient Judean coin.
Approximate value: US$0.90.
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1991 February 5
United Kingdom
1st class stamp depicts a British 6-pence coin of the type 1928-36, dated 1991.
Catalog numbers: Scott 1359
Approximate value: US$1.00.
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1991 February 12
Cook Islands
$6.40 postage stamp marks the 1992 Summer Olympic Games in Barcelona, Spain.
The stamp depicts a coin.
Approximate value: US$14.50.
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1991 June 11
Israel
3.40 shekel postage stamp for the Postal and Philatelic Museum in Tel Aviv.
The stamp depicts a 1948 Israel stamp which depicts an ancient Judean coin.
Approximate value: US$7.00.
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1991 August 13
United States of America
29 cent postage stamp, honoring numismatics.
Depicts an 1858 one cent coin, and 1907 $20 gold coin.
Catalog numbers: Michel 2161; Scott 2558; Stanley Gibbons 2603
Approximate value: US$0.20.
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1991 October 5
Pakistan
Emperor Sher Shah Suri (about 1472-1545).
7r stamp includes an old coin.
Approximate value: US$2.50.
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1991 October 15
Thailand
World Bank / International Monetary Fund Annual Meetings.
2-baht stamp depicts silver coin of King Rama IV;
10-baht stamp depicts Funan, Dvaravati, and Srivijaya money.
Catalog numbers: Michel 1427,1430; Scott 1406,1409; Stanley Gibbons 1533,1536
Approximate value: US$0.95.
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1991 November 16
Liberia
Phila Nippon '91 stamp exhibition, overprints on 1989 commemorative stamps of Japanese Emperor Hirohito, 1901-1989.
75-cent postage stamp depicts Liberia 1989 $10 silver Hirohito commemorative coin;
75-cent postage stamp depicts Liberia 1989 $250 gold Hirohito commemorative coin.
Catalog numbers: Michel B125; Scott 1147a-b
Approximate value: US$6.50.
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1991 November 26
Bangladesh
Archaeological treasures of Mainamati.
4t stamp depicts gold coins.
Catalog numbers: Scott 400d
Approximate value: US$2.00.
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1991 December 2
Israel
70 agorot postage stamp for Philately Day.
The stamp depicts a 1948 Israel stamp which depicts an ancient Judean coin.
Approximate value: US$0.50.
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1992 February 4
Maldives
25-rufiyaa stamp depicts gold coins spilling from a pot.
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1992 April
Saint Vincent
Disney characters as Spanish explorers in the New World.
15-cent stamp depicts gold coins.
Approximate value: US$0.35.
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1992 April 28
Tonga
500th anniversary of the voyage of discovery by Christopher Columbus.
Catalog numbers: Michel B18; Scott 797c-d; Stanley Gibbons MS1164
Approximate value: US$7.00.
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1992 May 19
Netherlands
100th anniversary of the Royal Netherlands Numismatics Society.
70-cent stamp depicts the face of a coin.
Catalog numbers: Michel 1443; Scott 814; Yvert 1405; Stanley Gibbons 1647
Approximate value: US$0.25.
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1992 July 17
Greece
120 drachma postage stamp depicts a Macedonian tetradrachm.
Approximate value: US$1.00.
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1992 July 22
Niue
1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona.
Two $2.50 stamps depict $10 coins.
Catalog numbers: Scott 624a,c
Approximate value: US$15.00.
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1992 July 23
Bermuda
Columbus Age of Exploration.
60-cent stamp depicts pieces of stamped gold/money/coins;
$1 stamp depicts two 8-real coins.
Catalog numbers: Scott 630,633
Approximate value: US$4.00.
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1992 July 24
Cook Islands
Three postage stamps commemorate the 1992 Summer Olympic Games in Barcelona, Spain.
$1.75 stamp depicts $50 coin;
$1.75 stamp depicts $10 coin;
$2.25 stamp depicts $10 and $50 coins.
Approximate value: US$20.00.
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1992 August 7
Peru
70-centimos stamp depicts Peru 1568 8-reales coin.
Catalog numbers: Michel 1464; Scott 1023; Stanley Gibbons 1776
Approximate value: US$1.00.
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1992 October 2
Singapore
20-, 75-cent, $1, $2 stamps in a block of four depict six modern coins.
Catalog numbers: Michel 672-75; Scott 641-44; Yvert 651-54; Stanley Gibbons 702-05
Approximate value: US$8.00.
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1992 October 29
Mauritius
Two postage stamps mark the silver jubilee of the Bank of Mauritius.
4-rupee stamp depicts a Dodo gold bullion coin;
15-rupee stamp depicts coins since 1967.
Catalog numbers: Michel 752,754; Scott 761,763; Yvert 787,789; Stanley Gibbons 877,879
Approximate value: US$11.15.
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1992 December 16
Algeria
Four postage stamps depicting coins of 200 BC to 1900 AD.
Stamp denominations are 1.5, 2, 5.1, and 6.2 dinar.
Catalog numbers: Michel 1074-77; Scott 792-95; Yvert 1033-36; Stanley Gibbons 1109-12
Approximate value: US$1.15.
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