Thursday, March 3, 2011

2011 Coin and Flag Series









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2011 COIN AND FLAG SERIES

On 3 March 2011, the United Nations Postal Administration (UNPA) continued its Coin and Flag series by releasing 24 new stamps in the denominations of 44 cents, F.s. 0,85 and 0,65. Three mini-sheets of eight stamps each were released. 

This is the fifth year of the stamp series representing the coins and flags of Member States of the United Nations. The series is expected to run for approximately eight years until stamps representing all 192 Member States are issued. 

The United Nations Member States represented on the 2011 Coin and Flag stamp sheets are as follows: 

NEW YORK 44-CENT SHEET 
Member State: Mauritius 
Date of UN entry: 24 April 1968 
Currency: Mauritian rupee 
Coin represented: 1 rupee 

Member State: Guyana 
Date of UN entry: 20 September 1966 
Currency: Guyana dollar 
Coin represented: 10 dollars 

Member State: Chile 
Date of UN entry: 24 October 1945 
Currency: Chilean peso 
Coin represented: 100 pesos 

Member State: Norway 
Date of UN entry: 27 November 1945 
Currency: Norwegian krone 
Coin represented: 20 kroner 

Member State: Timor-Leste 
Date of UN entry: 27 September 2002 
Currency: United States dollar 
Coin represented: 5 cents 

Member State: Iceland 
Date of UN entry: 19 November 1946 
Currency: Icelandic króna 
Coin represented: 100 krónur 

Member State: Fiji 
Date of UN entry: 13 October 1970 
Currency: Fiji dollar 
Coin represented: 50 cents 

Member State: Comoros 
Date of UN entry: 12 November 1975 
Currency: Comorian franc 
Coin represented: 100 francs 

GENEVA F.S. 0,85 SHEET 
Member State: Mongolia 
Date of UN entry: 27 October 1961 
Currency: Togrog 
Coin represented: 500 togrogs 

Member State: Senegal 
Date of UN entry: 28 September 1960 
Currency: CFA franc 
Coin represented: 500 francs 

Member State: Nicaragua 
Date of UN entry: 24 October 1945 
Currency: Córdoba 
Coin represented: 1 córdoba 

Member State: Central African Republic 
Date of UN entry: 20 September 1960 
Currency: franc CFA 
Coin represented: 100 francs 

Member State: Egypt 
Date of UN entry: 24 October 1945 
Currency: Egyptian pound 
Coin represented: 100 piastres 

Member State: Congo 
Date of UN entry: 20 September 1960 
Currency: CFA franc 
Coin represented: 100 francs 

Member State: Algeria 
Date of UN entry: 8 October 1962 
Currency: Algerian dinar 
Coin represented: 5 dinars 

Member State: Ukraine 
Date of UN entry: 24 October 1945 
Currency: Hryvnia 
Coin represented: 5 hryvnias 

VIENNA € 0,65 SHEET 
Member State: Lithuania 
Date of UN entry: 17 September 1991 
Currency: Litas 
Coin Represented: 2 litai 

Member State: Greece 
Date of UN entry: 25 October 1945 
Currency: Euro 
Coin represented: 1 euro 

Member State: Estonia 
Date of UN entry: 17 September 1991 
Currency: Euro 
Coin represented: 2 euro 

Member State: Czech Republic 
Date of UN entry: 19 January 1993 
Currency: Czech koruna 
Coin represented: 5 koruny 

Member State: Kyrgyzstan 
Date of UN entry: 2 March 1992 
Currency: Som 
Coin represented: 50 tyiyns 

Member State: Oman 
Date of UN entry: 7 October 1971 
Currency: Omani rial 
Coin represented: 100 baisas 

Member State: Uzbekistan 
Date of UN entry: 2 March 1992 
Currency: Sum 
Coin represented 100 sum 

Member State: Monaco 
Date of UN entry: 28 May 1993 
Currency: Euro 
Coin represented: 1 euro 

SPECIAL FIRST DAY CANCELLATIONS
On 3 March 2011, special first day hand-cancellations for the 2011 Coin and Flag series were made available at United Nations Headquarters in New York; the Palais des Nations, Geneva; and the Vienna International Centre.

FIRST DAY COVERS
UNPA has designed a new first day cover design for the Coin and Flag series, which will remain the same throughout the series. The new cover is a European standard-size cover measuring 115 mm x 163 mm. 

SINGLES 
A single first day cover will consist of a pane (half sheet split vertically) of four stamps each; thus, there will be two first day covers from each office. 

JUMBO 
The jumbo first day cover for the series will consist of one full sheet from each office, New York, Geneva and Vienna, affixed to the cover and cancelled appropriately from each office. 

STAMP SPECIFICATIONS 
The stamps, in denominations of 44 cents, F.s. 0,85 and 0,65, measure 30 mm horizontally by 40 mm vertically, perforation to perforation. Perforation: 13.33 mm. The stamps on the sheet are pin perforated. There is a unique vertical roulette perforation that divides the sheet into two panes of four stamps each. An ultraviolet luminescent security feature is incorporated on the stamps. 

The vertical sheets of eight stamps have eight marginal inscriptions, two in the left margin, two in the right margin and four in the centre. The marginal inscription consists of the United Nations emblem with the text “United” above the emblem and “Nations” below the emblem. Miniature versions of the flags on each sheet are also reproduced in the margin of the sheets. Progressive values are incorporated in the top and bottom margins of all three values of the stamp sheets. One copyright symbol appears in the lower left margin.

THE FORMAT 
The three sheets, consisting of two panes of four stamps, accommodate eight different coins and flags. There is a vertical roulette perforation to divide the sheet into two panes of four stamps each. 

CONCEPT 
The concept for the United Nations Coin and Flag series was developed by Jenny Karia (United Nations). 

THE DESIGNER 
The designer of the 2011 Coin and Flag series is Rorie Katz (United Nations). 

PRINTING 
The stamps were printed in offset by Cartor Security Printing (France). 

2011 COIN AND FLAG COLLECTION FOLDER
For the duration of the series, a special collection folder containing one mint single stamp of each of the Coin and Flag stamps issued each year will be available. The folder is a trifold and will consist of six panes of stamps and mounts. 

THE DESIGNER 
The 2011 Coin and Flag collection folder was designed by Rorie Katz (United Nations). 

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