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

1978 January 11

United States of America

13 cent postage stamp, depicting an 1877 Indian Head one cent coin.

1978 January 18

China

Four postage stamps depict ancient knife coins.
2 yuan stamp depicts knife coin with three characters from 403-221 BC;
5, 8, and 10 yuan stamps depict other knife coins.

1978 January 20

Cook Islands

$2 postage stamp marking the 200th anniversary of Captain Cook's arrival in Hawaii.
The stamp depicts a $200 gold coin of 1978.

1978 March 12

Mauritius

75-cent stamp commemorates the first coin minted in Mauritius, 1810.

1978 March 14

Czechoslovakia

Two postage stamps mark the 650th anniversary of the Kremnica mint.
20 haleru stamp depicts a 1964 10 koruna coin, and a 1965 25 koruna coin;
5 koruna stamp depicts a 1335 gold florin coin.

1978 April 1

South Korea

A 20-won postage stamp promoting savings depicts 1-won and 10-won coins.

1978 June 25

Iraq

Five postage stamps depict ancient Iraqi coins.
Stamp denominations are 1, 2, 3, 4, and 75 fils.

1978 (month unknown)

Morocco

60-centimes postage stamp depicts a coin of Morocco.

1978 (month unknown)

Syria

300-piasters stamp depicts palmyrene coin.

1978 July 6

India

1-rupee postage stamp depicts a Kushan gold coin of the 1st century.

1978 September 7

Liechtenstein

A 40-rappen postage stamp depicts a Prince Karl I coin.

1978 October 26

Ireland

Four postage stamps mark the 50th anniversary of Irish currency.
8 pence stamp depicts a 1 farthing coin;
10 pence stamp depicts a 1 florin coin;
11 pence stamp depicts a 1 penny coin;
17 pence stamp depicts a half crown coin.

1978 November 13

Cook Islands

$2 postage stamp marking the 200th anniversary of Captain Cook's arrival in Hawaii, overprinted commemorating the 250th anniversary of Cook's birth.
The stamp depicts a $200 gold coin of 1978.

1978 November 15

Cook Islands

$1 postage stamp for National Wildlife and Conservation Day.
The stamp depicts a $5 commemorative coin of 1978.

1978 December 15

Saint Thomas and Prince Islands

1st anniversary of new currency.
5-d stamp depicts obverse of 50-cent, 1-, 2-, 5-, 10-, and 20-d coins.
8-d stamp depicts obverse of 50-cent, 1-, 2-, 5-, 10-, and 20-d coins.

1979 February 13

Guernsey

Sixteen postage stamps depicting old and recent coins used in Guernsey.
1/2 penny stamp depicts a 1930 1 double coin;
1 penny stamp depicts a 1899 2 doubles coin;
2 pence stamp depicts a 1902 4 doubles coin;
4 pence stamp depicts a 1902 8 doubles coin;
5 pence stamp depicts a 1956 3 pence coin;
6 pence stamp depicts a 1968 5 new pence coin;
7 pence stamp depicts a 1969 50 new pence coin;
8 pence stamp depicts a 1970 10 new pence coin;
9 pence stamp depicts a 1971 1/2 new penny coin;
10 pence stamp depicts a 1971 1 new penny coin;
11 pence stamp depicts a 1971 2 new pence coin;
12 pence stamp depicts a 1977 1 penny coin;
13 pence stamp depicts a 1977 2 pence coin;
14 pence stamp depicts a 1977 5 pence coin;
15 pence stamp depicts a 1977 10 pence coin;
20 pence stamp depicts a 1977 25 pence coin.

1979 March 5

Luxembourg

Four postage stamps depict Roman coins found in Luxembourg.
5-franc stamp depicts Julius Caesar on a Denarius coin of about 44 B.C.;
6-franc stamp depicts Empress Faustina I on a Sestertius coin of 141 A.D.;
9-franc stamp depicts Empress Helena on a Follis coin of about 324-330 A.D.;
26-franc stamp depicts Emperor Valens on a Solidus coin of about 367-375 A.D.

1979 May 28

Greece

Two postage stamps marking the entry into the European Economic Community and Parliament.
The 7 and 30 drachma stamps depict Greek coins.

1979 June 1

Egypt

20 milliemes postage stamp marks the 25th anniversary of the Egyptian Mint.
The stamp depicts 1959 and 1979 coins.

1979 (month unknown)

Equatorial Guinea

1 ekuele postage stamp for the 5th anniversary of independence.
The stamp depicts an Ekuele coin.

1979 (month unknown)

Morocco

40-centimes postage stamp depicts a coin of Morocco.

1979 July 1

China

60th anniversary of Postal savings.
10-yuan stamp depicts a coin being deposited in a savings bank.

1979 September 3

Hungary

Five postage stamps marking the 9th International Numismatic Congress in Berne, Switzerland.
1-forint stamp depicts a denarius of Stephen I, 1000-1038;
2-forint stamp depicts a copper coin of Bela III, 1172-1196;
3-forint stamp depicts a golden groat of King Louis the Great, 1342-1382;
4-forint stamp depicts a golden forint of Matthias I, 1458-1490;
5-forint stamp depicts a silver gulden of Wladislaw II, 1490-1516.

1979 September 6

Swaziland

5-cent stamp depicts 1975 5-cent coin;
10-cent stamp depicts 1975 10-cent coin;
20-cent stamp depicts 1975 20-cent coin;
50-cent stamp depicts 1975 50-cent coin;
1-emalangeni stamp depicts 1975 1-emalangeni coin.

1979 September 6

Switzerland

Centenary of Swiss Numismatic Society.
20-centimes stamp depicts 2nd century B.C.E. Helvetian gold quarter stater.

1979 October 29

Hungary

1 forint postage stamp marks International Savings Day.
The stamp depicts coins inside a globe.

1979 October 31

Egypt

70 milliemes postage stamp for International Savings Day.
The stamp depicts a hand dropping a coin into a slot.

1979 November 15

Cook Islands

$1 postage stamp for National Wildlife and Conservation Day.
The stamp depicts a $5 commemorative coin of 1979.

1979 November 15

Philippines

50th anniversary of Philippine Numismatic and Antiquarian Society.
30s stamp depicts two coins.

1979 November 24

Greece

3-drachma postage stamp marks the 50th anniversary of the Agricultural Bank.
The stamp depicts a tiny coin.

1979 December 16

Nepal

Two 5-paise stamps depict obverse and reverse of a coin from the Lichhavi period;
two 15-paise stamps depict obverse and reverse of a coin from the Malla period;
two 1-rupee stamps depict obverse and reverse of a coin from the Shaw period.

1979 December 26

Uruguay

Silver coin centenary.
10-centesimos stamp depicts obverse and reverse of 10-centesimos coin;
20-centesimos stamp depicts obverse and reverse of 20-centesimos coin;
50-centesimos stamp depicts obverse and reverse of 50-centesimos coin;
1-peso stamp depicts obverse and reverse of 1-peso 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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