Stamp SN | D139 |
Stamp Name | Special 139 Ancient Coins Postage Stamps (Issue of 1978) |
Stamp Cat Standard | Special Stamps |
Stamp Cat | Money |
Issue date | 1978-01-18 |
Suspersion date | |
Dimension of stamps(mm.) | |
Size of souvenir Sheet (mm.) | |
Printer | China Color Printing Co. Inc.,R.O.C. |
Drawer | |
Designer | Wen Hsueh-ju |
Photographer | Wu Cheng-fang & Huang Po-hsiung |
Engraver | |
Creative Director | |
Sheet composition | 10×10 |
Print color | |
Process | Deep etch offset |
Paper | Locally-made mat finished, watermarked stamp paper with gum |
Back | |
Perforation | 13 |
From the Shang Dynasty (c. 1800-1200 B.C.) to the late Ching Dynasty and the early Republic, there is a complete record of Chinese coins minted. This record of consecutive coins is a good representation of Chinese culture.The four coins which were recommended by the National Museum of History shown on this set of stamps are Chi Knife, Knife Money-Longer Sharp Head, Knife Money-Longer Sharp Head, and Chao Knife.