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

1960 January 6

Israel

Ten postage stamps depict a Judean coin of 66-70 AD.
Stamp denominations are 1, 3, 5, 6, 8, 12, 18, 25, 30, and 50 agorot.

Approximate value: US$1.00.

1960 March 24

Spain

5-peseta stamp of a Murillo painting of children counting coins.

Catalog numbers: Michel 1176; Scott 930; Stanley Gibbons 1342

Approximate value: US$0.25.

1960 (month unknown)

Italy

Three postage stamps depict a Syracusean coin.
Stamp denominations are 30, 40, and 70 lira.

Approximate value: US$0.60.

1960 July 6

Israel

7-agorot postage stamp depicts a Judean coin of 66-70 AD.

Approximate value: US$0.20.

1960 July 19

Colombia

150th anniversary of Colombia's independence.
5-centavo stamp depicts 1811 2-reales coin.

Catalog numbers: Scott 719; Stanley Gibbons 1035

1960 July 20

Colombia

1-peso airmail postage stamp marks the 150th anniversary of independence.
The stamp depicts two coins.

Catalog numbers: Michel B19; Scott C386d; Yvert B19; Stanley Gibbons MS1047

Approximate value: US$0.60.

1960 August 16

Cyprus

Stamps of 1955 overprinted for new republic.
25-milliemes postage stamp depicts a coin of Paphos;
500-milliemes stamp depicts four coin devices of Cyprus;
1-pound stamp depicts four coin devices of Byzantium, Lusignan, Ottoman Empire, and Venice.

Catalog numbers: Scott 189,196-97

1960 August 29

Ecuador

Achievements of President Camilo Ponce Enriquez: monetary stability.
30-centavo stamp depicts two coins.

Catalog numbers: Michel 1051; Scott 674; Stanley Gibbons 1179

1961 January 19

Peru

1st National Numismatic Exposition, and 300th anniversary of first dated coin (1659) minted at Lima.
1-sol and 2-sol airmail stamps depict 1659 Lima coins.

Catalog numbers: Michel 597-98; Scott C166-67; Yvert 160-61; Stanley Gibbons 845-46

Approximate value: US$1.00.

1961 February 25

Bulgaria

1-lev postage stamp depicts Tsar Assen coin.

Catalog numbers: Michel 1216; Scott 1148; Yvert 1059

Approximate value: US$0.20.

1962 June 1

Switzerland

10-centimes + 10-centimes semi-postal stamp depicts 1732 Obwalden half-thaler;
20-centimes + 10-centimes semi-postal stamp depicts circa 1653 Schwyz ducat;
30-centimes + 10-centimes semi-postal stamp depicts 1659 "Steer Head" Uri Batzen;
50-centimes + 10-centimes semi-postal stamp depicts Batzen Nidwalden.

Catalog numbers: Michel 751-55; Scott B314-17; Yvert 693-93; Stanley Gibbons 663-67

Approximate value: US$3.20.

1963 July 5

Greece

Nine postage stamps depicting ancient Greek coins.
10 lepta stamp depicts a nymph Arethusa and chariot coin;
80 lepta stamp depicts a Hercules and Zeus coin;
1 drachma stamp depicts a Helios and rose coin;
1.50 drachma stamp depicts a Griffin and square coin;
3 drachma stamp depicts a Zeus and eagle coin;
3.50 drachma stamp depicts an Athena and owl coin;
4.50 drachma stamp depicts a Apollo and labyrinth coin;
6 drachma stamp depicts a Aphrodite and Apollo coin;
8.50 drachma stamp depicts a ram's head and incuse squares coin.

Approximate value: US$2.20.

1963 July 15

Tonga

First gold coinage of Polynesia.
1-, 2-, 6-, 9-pence, 1 shilling 6 pence, 2-shilling stamps depict a 1/4-Koula coin.
10, 11-pence, 1 shilling 1 pence airmail stamps depict 1/2-Koula coin.
2 shilling 1 pence, 2 shilling 4 pence, 2 shilling 9 pence airmail stamps depict 1-Koula coin.
15-shilling airmail official stamp depicts a 1962 1-koula coin.

Catalog numbers: Michel 128-39,D17; Scott 128-33,C1-6,CO7; Stanley Gibbons 129-40,O17

Approximate value: US$14.65.

1964 June 1

Switzerland

10-centimes + 10-centimes semi-postal stamp depicts Zurich copper coin;
20-centimes + 10-centimes semi-postal stamp depicts Basel doppeldicken;
30-centimes + 10-centimes semi-postal stamp depicts Geneva silver taler;
50-centimes + 10-centimes semi-postal stamp depicts Bern gold half florin.

Catalog numbers: Michel 796-99; Scott B335-38; Yvert 731-4; Stanley Gibbons 692-95

Approximate value: US$1.60.

1964 June 10

Greece

1 drachma postage stamp for the Byzantine Art Exhibition.
The stamp depicts a Bulgaroctonus coin of Emperor Basil II.

Approximate value: US$0.20.

1964 (month unknown)

France

Three postage stamps depicting a Gallic coin.
Stamp denominations are 10, 25, and 50 centimes.

Approximate value: US$1.00.

1964 October 19

Tonga

Pan-Pacific and Southeast Asia Women's Association Conference.
3-pence, 9-pence, 2-shilling, 5-shilling stamps depict 1/4-Koula coin.
10-pence, 1 shilling 2 pence, 2 shilling 6 pence, 6 shilling 6 pence airmail stamps depict 1/4-Koula coin.

Catalog numbers: Scott 136-39,C7-10

Approximate value: US$5.85.

1965 March 1

Malawi

Four postage stamps mark the first coinage of Malawi.
Stamp denominations are 3 pence, 9 pence, 1 shiling 6 pence, and 3 shillings.
Coins depicted are six pence, one shilling, one florin, one half-crown.

Catalog numbers: Michel 23-26; Scott 22-25; Yvert 22-25; Stanley Gibbons 232-35

Approximate value: US$1.40.

1965 March 18

Tonga

1-shilling 3-pence on 1-shilling 6-pence, 1-shilling 9-pence on 9-pence, 2-shilling 6-pence on 6-pence, 5-shilling on 1-pence, 5-shilling on 2-pence, 5-shilling on 2-shilling stamps depict 1/4-Koula coin.
2-shilling 3-pence on 10-pence, 2-shilling 9-pence on 11-pence, 4-shilling 6-pence on 2-shilling 1-pence, 4-shilling 6-pence on 2-shilling 4-pence, 4-shilling 6-pence on 2-shilling 9-pence, airmail stamps depict 1/2-Koula coin.
30-shilling on 15-shilling airmail official stamp depicts 1-Koula coin.

Catalog numbers: Scott 140-45,C11-15,CO8

Approximate value: US$88.80.

1965 June 10

Cameroun

Two postage stamps promoting the Federal Postal Savings banks.
9-franc stamp depicts a coin being dropped in a country-shaped map;
20-franc stamp depicts several coins being dropped in a coin bank shaped like a cacao pod.

Catalog numbers: Michel 430,432; Scott 415,417; Stanley Gibbons 384,386

Approximate value: US$0.40.

1965 (month unknown)

Umm al Qiwain

Arabian Gulf Area Monetary Conference.
10-, 25-naye paise and 1-, 2-, 3-, 5-rupee postage stamps depict obverse and reverse of 10-naye paise coin of Shaikh Ahmed.

Catalog numbers: Michel 49-54; Stanley Gibbons 43a-48

Approximate value: US$12.00.

1965 July 9

Tunisia

Festival of Popular Arts in Carthage.
5-, 10-, 75-millimes stamps depict a Carthaginian coin.

Catalog numbers: Michel 644-46; Scott 448-50; Yvert 589-91; Stanley Gibbons 610-12

Approximate value: US$0.70.

1965 July 19

Ghana

Four postage stamps promoting the introduction of decimal currency.
5 pesewa stamp depicts a 1965 5-pesewa coin;
10 pesewa stamp depicts a 1965 10-pesewa coin;
25 pesewa stamp depicts a 1965 25-pesewa coin;
50 pesewa stamp depicts a 1965 50-pesewa coin.

Approximate value: US$3.15.

1965 August 9

Burundi

Eight semi-postal stamps depicting coins.
Denominations are 2, 4, 6, 8, 12, 15, 25, and 40 francs, each with 50 centimes tax.

Catalog numbers: Michel 175-82; Scott B15-22

Approximate value: US$8.10.

1965 October 13

Cuba

Six postage stamps mark the 50th anniversayr of the Cuban Mint.
1-centavo stamp depicts a 1962 20-centavos coin;
2-centavo stamp depicts a 1934 1-peso coin;
3-centavo stamp depicts a 1962 40-centavos coin;
8-centavo stamp depicts a 1915 1-peso coin;
10-centavo stamp depicts a 1953 Marti peso coin;
13-centavo stamp depicts a 1915 20-pesos coin;

Catalog numbers: Michel 1074-79; Scott 1011-16; Stanley Gibbons 1273-78

Approximate value: US$1.70.

1965 November 15

Burundi