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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

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.

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.

1990 April 6

Hungary

5 forint postage stamp depicting King Janos Hunyadi (circa 1407-1409) and a coin.

Approximate value: US$0.40.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

1990 November 5

China

Ancient money.
2-, 3-, 6.5-, 7.5-, 9-yuan stamps depict coins in the background.

Catalog numbers: Michel 1937-41; Stanley Gibbons 1937-41

Approximate value: US$1.65.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

1991 October 5

Pakistan

Emperor Sher Shah Suri (about 1472-1545).
7r stamp includes an old coin.

Approximate value: US$2.50.

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.

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.

1991 November 26

Bangladesh

Archaeological treasures of Mainamati.
4t stamp depicts gold coins.

Catalog numbers: Scott 400d

Approximate value: US$2.00.

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.

1992 February 4

Maldives

25-rufiyaa stamp depicts gold coins spilling from a pot.

1992 April

Saint Vincent

Disney characters as Spanish explorers in the New World.
15-cent stamp depicts gold coins.

Approximate value: US$0.35.

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.

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.

1992 July 17

Greece

120 drachma postage stamp depicts a Macedonian tetradrachm.

Approximate value: US$1.00.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

1992 October

Turks and Caicos

500th anniversary of the discovery of America.
12 stamps depict commemorative coins.

Catalog numbers: Michel 1068-77; Scott 998-1009; Stanley Gibbons 1166-75

Approximate value: US$22.35.

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.

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.

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

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