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

2002 January 1

Austria

3.27 euro postage stamp marks the introduction of the Euro.
The stamp depicts a 1 euro coin.

2002 January 1

Ireland

Three postage stamps for the introduction of the Euro in Ireland.
38 cent stamp depicts a 1 euro coin of 2002;
41 cent stamp depicts a 50 pence coin of 1971-2001;
57 cent stamp depicts a 1 penny coin of 1928-71.

2002 January 1

Italy

2-cent stamp depicts profile of woman from Syracuse tetradrachm.

2002 January 2

Italy

Three postage stamps for the introduction of the Euro.
41 cent stamp depicts a Venetian ducat of 1285;
41 cent stamp depicts a Genoan genovino of 1252 and a Florentine florin;
41 cent stamp depicts an Italian 1-lira coin of 1946 and an Italian 1-euro coin of 2002.

2002 January 2

Portugal

Introduction of euro currency.
1-, 2-, 5-, 10-, 20-, 50-cent and 1-, 2-euro stamps each depict a coin of the same denomination.

2002 March 1

Macedonia

Five postage stamps depict ancient coins:
6-denar stamp depicts King Lykkeios of Paeonia obol of 359-340 B.C.;
12-denar stamp depicts Alexander III tetradrachm;
24-denar stamp depicts King of Macedon tetrobol of 185-165 B.C.;
36-denar stamp depicts Philip II of Macedon gold stater;
50-denar stamp depicts Kings of Macedon coin.

2002 June 21

Monaco


Introduction of euro coinage.
46-cent stamp depicts the obverses of 1-cent, 2-cent, and 5-cent coins, and the common reverse;
46-cent stamp depicts the obverses of 10-cent, 20-cent, and 50-cent coins, and the common reverse;
1.50-euro stamp depicts the obverse and reverse of a 1-euro coin;
1.50-euro stamp depicts the obverse and reverse of a 2-euro coin.

2002 August 1

Uzbekistan


Ancient coins.
30-sum stamp depicts obverse of tetradrachm of Eucratides I, about 171-135 B.C.E.;
45-sum stamp depicts reverse of same coin;
60-sum stamp depicts obverse of silver coin of Buxoro;
90-sum stamp depicts reverse of same coin;
125-sum stamp depicts obverse of silver miri of Tamerlane 1370-1405;
160-sum stamp depicts reverse of same coin.

2002 September 22

Cyprus

Two postage stamps for the Cyprus-Europhilex 02 Philatelic Exhibition.
20 cent stamp depicts a silver coin of Timoharis, 5th-4th century BC;
20 cent stamp depicts a silver coin of Stasioikos, 449 BC.

2002 November 11

India

5 rupiah postage stamp marks the 300th anniversary of Nagpur.
The stamp shows an old coin.

2002 November 20

Bosnia and Herzegovina

2 mark postage stamp marking the introduction of the Euro currency in Europe.
The stamp depicts a 1 euro coin.

2002 December 10

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Three postage stamps depicting old coins.
20 pfennig stamp depicts coin of King Tvrtko (1376-91);
30 pfennig stamp depicts coin of King Stjepan Tomas (1443-61);
50 pfennig stamp depicts coin of King Stjepan Tomasevic (1461-63).

2003 February 6

Cuba

15 centavos postage stamp marking the 510th anniversary of the arrival of Europeans at Havana.
The stamp depicts three coins at the top.

2003 February 17

Wallis and Futuna

First anniversary of the introduction of the euro.
125-franc stamp depicts a 1-euro coin.

2003 March 13

Portugal

150th anniversary of Portugues postage stamps.
43-cent stamp includes part of an old coin.

2003 May 6

Hungary

120 forint postage stamp marks the 400th anniversary of the uprising against the Hapsburgs of Ferenc Rákóczi II.
The stamp depicts several coins of Hungary.

2003 June 2

Monaco

Grand Bourse 2003.
45-cent stamp depicts a coin.

2003 June 10

Russia

Promotion of transparent economy.
5-ruble stamp depicts 5-ruble coin.

2003 June 20

Albania


Four 70-leke postage stamps depicting coins of Roman emperors, 214-565 AD.

2003 July 20

United Arab Emirates



50-fils stamp depicts dirham of Caliph Al Walid bin Abdul Malik;
125-fils stamp depicts Arab Sasanian dirham of Caliph Abdul Malik bin Marwan;
275-fils stamp depicts dinar of Al Mustansir Billah Al Fatimi;
375-fils stamp depicts dinar of Caliph Abdul Malik bin Marwan;
5-dirham stamp depicts dirham of Caliph Muhammed Al Ameen to mark election of Mousa Al Natiq Bilhaq.

2003 August 9

China

Two postage stamps, 3.50 and 5 yuan, depict coins.

2003 September 10

Estonia

Two postage stamps depict ancient trade routes.
6.50 kroon stamp depicts a silver coin of Prince Volodymyr Sviatoslavovych;
6.50 kroon stamp depicts a coin of Danish King Svend Estridsen.

2003 September 17

Ukraine

Ancient trade routes.
80-kopiyka stamp depicts coin of Danish King Svend Estridsen;
80-kopiyka stamp depicts silver coin of Prince Volodymyr Sviatoslavovych.

2003 October 17

Macedonia

A 9-denar postage stamp marks the 125-th anniversary of Kresnensko uprising, depicting a coin.

2003 November 25

Armenia

170 dram postage stamp marks the 10th anniversary of the introduction of Dram currency.
Stamp depicts copper-nickel 10 dram coin, bronze 20 dram coin, and bi-metallic 500 dram coin.

2003 December 12

Portugal

150th anniversary of the first Portuguese stamps.
1-euro stamp depicts a commemorative 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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