Ken P's Coins on Postage Stamps

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	2007-2010

1975 February 16

France

Four postage stamps depicting a Gallic coin.
Stamp denominations are 42, 48, and 70 centimes, and 1.35 francs.

1975 March 25

United States of America

10-cent postage stamp, depicting Haym Salomon, "contributor to the cause", raised money to finance the Revolutionary War.
Stamp shows coins in the background.

1975 April 21

Papua New Guinea

Five postage stamps depicting new coinage.
1-toea stamp depicts a 1-toea coin.
7-toea stamp depicts 2-toea and 5-toea coins.
10-toea stamp depicts a 10-toea coin.
20-toea stamp depicts a 20-toea coin.
1-kina stamp depicts the obverse and reverse of a 1-kina coin.

1975 May 2

Mexico

International Numismatic Convention, Mexico City.
1.60-peso airmail stamp depicts a 1535 4-reales coin.

1975 May 20

China

Four postage stamps depict ancient coins.
1 yuan stamp depicts yuan-chin coin of 1122-221 BC;
4 yuan stamp depicts pan-liang coin of 221-207 BC;
5 yuan stamp depicts 5 chu coin of 206 BC - 220 AD;
8 yuan stamp depicts 5 chu coin of 502-557 AD.

1975 May 20

Norway

Centenary of the Monetary Convention of Norway, Sweden, and Denmark.
1.25-kronor postage stamp depicts a Norwegian 1875 1-krone coin.

1975 May 26

Romania

2000th anniversary of founding of Alba Iulia.
55-bani stamp depicts Dacian coins of 1st and 2nd centuries.

1975 June 2

Saint Christopher

Opening of the East Caribbean Currency Authority Headquarters in Basseterre.
40-cent stamp depicts Saint Kitts' 1801 half dollar and 1875 $4 coin;
45-cent stamp depicts Nevis' 1801 9-gogs coin and 1975 2-cent and 5-cent coins.

1975 August 8

Cook Islands

$2 postage stamp marking the 200th anniversary of Captain Cook's second voyage of discovery.
The stamp depicts a $100 gold commemorative coin.

1975 September 1

Montserrat

Four postage stamps depict old local coinage of 1785-1801.
5-cent stamp depicts 1 bitt coin;
10-cent stamp depicts 1/8 dollar coin;
35-cent stamp depicts 1/4 dollar coin;
2-dollar stamp depicts 1 dollar coin.

1975 September 3

Tonga

Benefit of FAO.
5-, 20-, 50-seniti, 1-pa'anga, 2-pa'anga stamps depict and shaped like coins.
12-, 14-, 25-, 50-seniti, 1-pa'anga airmail stamps depict coins.

1975 September 12

Niger

50-franc stamp depicts 460 B.C. Lion's head tetradrachma of Leontini;
75-franc stamp depicts 500 B.C. owl tetrdrachma of Athens;
100-franc stamp depicts 480 B.C. crab diadrachma of Himera;
125-franc stamp depicts 460 B.C. Minotaur tetradrachma of Gela.

1975 October 5

Congo

Four postage stamps of ancient money.
40 franc stamp depicts a Gallic coin, circa 60 BC;
50 franc stamp depicts a Roman denarius coin, 37 BC;
60 franc stamp depicts a Danubian coin, 2nd century BC;
85 franc stamp depicts a Greek stater coin, 4th century BC.

1975 October 6

United States of America

Two 10 cent postage stamps, entitled "Banking and Commerce".
Depicted are 1875 one cent coin, undated one dollar coin, undated 25-cent coin, and undated $20 coin.

1975 October 7

Netherlands

One postage stamp publicizes the importance of saving.
50-cent stamp depicts rubbings of two 1975 25-cent coins.

1975 October 13

Cuba

13 centavos postage stamp marks the 25th anniversary of the National Bank.
The stamp depicts a 1915 1 peso coin.

1975 October 13

Mali

Four postage stamps depict ancient coins.
130-franc stamp depicts a Carthaginian tristater of 500 B.C.;
170-franc stamp depicts a Decadrachma of Syracuse of 413 B.C.;
190-franc stamp depicts a Acanthe tetradrachma of 400 B.C.;
260-franc stamp depicts a Didrachma of Eritrea of 480-445 B.C.

1975 October 24

Japan

20 yen postage stamp marks the 100th anniversary of the Postal Savings System, depicting a savings bank and coins.

1975 November 4

Tonga

Centenary of constitution of Tonga.
5-, 10-, 20-, 50-, 75-seniti stamps depict coins.
9-, 12-, 14-, 38-seniti, 1-pa'anga airmail stamps depict coins.

1975 November 11

Bhutan

Nine postage stamps depict coins for the 20th anniversary of the birth of King Jigme Singye Wangchuk.

1975 November

Monaco

80-cent stamp depicts 1640 Honoré II florin.

1975 November 29

Poland

Piast dynasty's influence on the development of Silesia.
4-zloty stamp depicts a coin of Prince Jerzy Wilhelm (1660-1675).

1975 December 31

Falkland Islands

Five postage stamps depicting a new coinage issue.
2 pence stamp depicts a 1/2 pence coin;
5 1/2 pence stamp depicts a 1 pence coin;
8 pence stamp depicts a 2 pence coin;
10 pence stamp depicts a 5 pence coin;
16 pence stamp depicts a 10 pence coin.

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 2007-2010

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