Special 139 Ancient Coins Postage Stamps (Issue of 1978)
| 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 |
Description
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.