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

1980 January 25

India

Two postage stamps for the INDIA '80 International Stamp Exhibition.
50 paise stamp depicts several coins;
1 rupee stamp depicts 2-anna copper coins of 1774.

Approximate value: US$1.35.

1980 February 5

Guernsey

Six postage stamps depicting recent coins.
5 pence stamp depicts 1956 3 pence coin;
10 pence stamp depicts 1971 1 new penny coin;
11 1/2 pence stamp depicts 1979 1/2 pence coin;
50 pence stamp depicts 1966 Battle of Hastings coin;
1 pound stamp depicts 1977 Queen's 25th anniversary coin;
2 pound stamp depicts 1972 Queen's wedding 25th anniversary coin.

Approximate value: US$7.00.

1980 March 5

Luxembourg

Four postage stamps depict 14th century coins.
2-franc stamp depicts John the Blind on a silver coin;
5-franc stamp depicts Saints Gervase and Protais on a silver grosso coin;
6-franc stamp depicts an Easter lamb on a gold coin;
20-franc stamp depicts crown and arms on a silver grosso coin.

Catalog numbers: Michel 1003-06; Scott 635-38; Yvert 953-56; Stanley Gibbons 1040-43

Approximate value: US$2.00.

1980 April 28

Monaco

1.50-franc stamp depicts 1649 Honoré II silver ecu.

Catalog numbers: Michel 1427; Scott 1234; Stanley Gibbons 1448

Approximate value: US$0.55.

1980 June 10

Yugoslavia

Third century Roman coins.
2-dinar stamp depicts Emperor Trajan Decius coin;
3.40-dinar stamp depicts coin of Aurelianus;
4.90-dinar stamp depicts coin of Probus;
10-dinar stamp depicts coin of Diocletianus.

Catalog numbers: Michel 1838-41; Scott 1477-80; Yvert 1722-25; Stanley Gibbons 1934-37

Approximate value: US$1.00.

1980 (month unknown)

Syria

35-piasters stamp depicts coins in scene from \iAli Baba and the Fourty Thieves\i story.

Catalog numbers: Michel 1485; Scott 891

Approximate value: US$0.20.

1980 August 11

Greece

Four postage stamps marking the 22nd Summer Olympic Games in Moscow.
8 drachma stamp depicts a Temple coin of Olympia;
14 drachma stamp depicts a coin of Delphi;
18 drachma stamp depicts a coin of Olympia;
20 drachma stamp depicts a Cos coin.

Approximate value: US$1.45.

1980 October 9

Denmark

Three postage stamps depict ancient Danish coins.
1.30 krone stamp depicts frisian sceat of the 9th century;
1.40 krone stamp depicts a silver coin of Valdemar the Great and Absalom, 1157-1182;
1.80 krone stamp depicts a gold 12 mark coin of Christian VII, 1781.

Approximate value: US$1.55.

1980 October 25

China

10th anniversary of National Savings Day.
2-yuan stamp depicts ancient coin and coin banks;
12-yuan stamp depicts a coin being deposited in a savings bank.

Catalog numbers: Scott 2214-15; Stanley Gibbons 1327-28

Approximate value: US$0.60.

1980 December 3

Tonga

32 seniti on 12-seniti airmail postage stamp depicts obverse and reverse of 75-pa'anga coin depicting Queen Salote III.

Catalog numbers: Scott C296

Approximate value: US$2.00.

1980 December 27

India

35 paise postage stamp marks the sesquicentennial of the Government Mint in Bombay.
The stamp depicts four coins.

Approximate value: US$0.20.

1981 March 5

Luxembourg

Four postage stamps depict silver coins.
4-franc stamp depicts Philip IV on a patagon coin;
6-franc stamp depicts Empress Maria Theresa on a 1775 12-sol coin;
8-franc stamp depicts Emperor Joseph II on a 1789 12-sol coin;
30-franc stamp depicts Emperor Francois II on a 1795 72-sol coin.

Catalog numbers: Michel 1025-28; Scott 651-54; Stanley Gibbons 1060-63

Approximate value: US$1.80.

1981 May 8

United States of America

18-cent postage stamp, entitled Savings & Loan Sesquicentennial.
Shows three US coins (buffalo five cent, barber ten cent, indian head one cent) dropping into a savings bank.

Catalog numbers: Scott 1911

Approximate value: US$0.20.

1981 May 22

Greece

21 drachma postage stamp marks the second anniversary of the World Association for International Relations.
The stamp depicts an ancient coin.

Approximate value: US$0.30.

1981 June 16

Mozambique

1st anniversary of new currency.
Stamp and coin denominations are 50 centavos, and 1, 2.5, 5, 10, and 20 meticals.

Catalog numbers: Michel 822-27; Scott 751-56; Stanley Gibbons 883-88

Approximate value: US$1.30.

1981 (month unknown)

Morocco

Various coins of Morocco. Denominations 25, 50, and 80 centimes, and 3 dirhams.

Catalog numbers: Scott 403A,405A,406A,524C

Approximate value: US$2.60.

1981 (month unknown)

Syria

Exhibits from National Museum Damascus.
75-piasters stamp depicts Abdul Malik gold coin;
500-piasters stamp depicts Umar B Abdul Aziz gold coin.

Catalog numbers: Scott 922,924

Approximate value: US$1.30.

1981 October 29

China

Eight postage stamps depict ancient coins.
Denominations are 4, 4, 8, 8, 8, 8, 60, and 70 fen.

Catalog numbers: Michel 1758-65; Scott 1740-7; Yvert T315-22; Stanley Gibbons 3137-3144

Approximate value: US$4.50.

1981 November 21

Argentina

Two postage stamps commorating the 100th anniversary of the peso coin.
2000 peso stamp depicts 1881 Patacon coin. 3000 peso stamp depicts 1881 Argentine Oro coin.

Catalog numbers: Michel 1539-40; Scott 1327-28; Stanley Gibbons 1726-27

Approximate value: US$0.50.

1981 November 27

India