Tuvalu 1976 New Coinage
From Stamps of the World
Stamps
- Date of Issue: 1976-04-21
- Designer:G. Drummond
- Printer: Walsall
- Process: Lithography
- Stamp Size: 32mm x 48mm
- Format: Panes of 50 (2 groups of 25, 5 x 5 separated by a gutter) Plates 1A and 1B, Plates 1C and 1D
- Paper: CA Spiral Watermark upright,Greenish gum
- Perforation: 13.7 x 13.7
50c coin with octopus
10c coin with crab
20c coin with flying fish
$1 coin with Green Turtle
Info
- Master sheets with all four plate positions, were cut into two separate panes, 1A paired with 1B, and 1C paired with 1D.
- Plate 1A and 1C markings are in the bottom left margin.
- Plate 1B and 1D markings are in the bottom margin to the right of the gutter.
- Quantities sold: 5c - 42,652. 10c - 38,733. 15c - 39,425. 35c - 44,541.
Variety
- Swedish "O" Variety (row 4/1, pane 1B)
Specimen Stamps
- Specimen stamps produced for all values (1,000 sets).
50c coin with octopus
10c coin with crab
20c coin with flying fish
$1 coin with Green Turtle
