Saint Helena pound

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Saint Helena pound

Name: Saint Helena pound
Defn: 100p=100d=1lb
Symbol: £
Code: SHP
Desc:
Units of money:
penny (pl: pence) p 1
pound lb 100

Users of this currency: Ascension (1280 stamps, 1971-2022), St. Helena (747 stamps, 1971-2020)

Denominations used in this currency:

Denom	Usages	Selected stamps
Airmail Postcard	24	Ascension 2/14/2015 issue=Fauna 2015 dt=fauna (2015) d=green sea turtle Chelonia mydas (2015 Ascension) ... Ascension 12/12/2019 issue=Green Turtles 2019
1/2p	2	Ascension 2/15/1971 issue=decimal dt=space (1971 Ascension) d=early Chinese rocket AD 1232
1p	10	Ascension 2/15/1971 issue=decimal dt=space (1971 Ascension) d=Medieval Astronomers ... Ascension 8/12/1996 issue=1996 dt=birds and their Young d=Oceanodroma castro
1 1/2p	5	Ascension 2/15/1971 issue=decimal dt=space (1971 Ascension) d=Tycho Brahes Observatory ... St. Helena 12/17/1973 issue=300th Anniversary of East India Company Charter
2p	25	Ascension 2/15/1971 issue=decimal dt=space (1971 Ascension) d=Galileo, Moon and telescope ... Ascension 8/12/1996 issue=1996 dt=birds and their Young d=Phaethon aethereus (1996)
2 1/2p	3	Ascension 2/15/1971 issue=decimal dt=space (1971 Ascension) d=Isaac Newton, Instruments and apple ... Ascension 8/2/1972 issue=Shackleton death 50th dt=Shackleton d=Course of Quest
3p	15	Ascension 5/22/1972 issue=Royal Naval Crests 1972 dt=ship's badges (1972) d=badge of HMS Auckland ... St. Helena 8/26/1993 mar issue=1993 dt=birds (1993 St. Helena) d=Alectoris graeca
3 1/2p	2	Ascension 2/15/1971 issue=decimal dt=space (1971 Ascension) d=Harrisons Chronometer
4p	11	St. Helena 11/10/1971 dt=military d=Baker rifle 1816 ... Ascension 8/12/1996 issue=1996 dt=birds and their Young d=Acridotheres tristis (1996)
4 1/2p	3	Ascension 2/15/1971 issue=decimal dt=space (1971 Ascension) d=First American manned orbital flight ... Ascension 8/18/1975 issue=Apollo-Soyuz dt=space (1971 Ascension) d=First American manned orbital flight on=issue=decimal-4 1/2p
5p	35	Ascension 2/15/1971 issue=decimal dt=space (1971 Ascension) d=Palomar Telescope ... St. Helena 11/11/2015 issue=St. Helena's Birds d=Fairy Tern
6p	7	St. Helena 11/10/1971 dt=military d=sword Hilt 1922 ... Ascension 2/18/1980 dt=plants (1980 Ascension) d=Xiphopteris ascensionense
7p	8	Ascension 4/26/1976 issue=1976 dt=birds (1976 Ascension) d=Madeira Storm Petrels ... Ascension 8/12/1996 issue=1996 dt=birds and their Young d=Estrilda astrild (1996)
7 1/2p	6	Ascension 2/15/1971 issue=decimal dt=space (1971 Ascension) d=Jodrell Bank Telescope ... St. Helena 9/20/1973 dt=Helmets and Swords of the British Army
8p	19	St. Helena 4/15/1976 issue=First Issue of Currency Notes ... Ascension 10/13/1992 issue=Christmas 1992 d=snowman rocks candle
9p	21	Ascension 11/15/1971 dt=ship's badges (1971) d=badge of HMS Pelican (1971) ... St. Helena 3/19/1993 dt=flowers (1993 St. Helena) d=Rhoeo discolor
10p	52	Ascension 2/15/1971 issue=decimal dt=space (1971 Ascension) d=Mariner 7 & Mars seen through a telescope ... St. Helena 11/11/2015 issue=St. Helena's Birds d=zebra dove
11p	4	Ascension 8/2/1972 issue=Shackleton death 50th dt=Shackleton d=Shackleton Statue ... St. Helena 8/26/1993 issue=1993 dt=birds (1993 St. Helena) d=Columba livia (1993)
12p	66	Ascension 8/28/1973 dt=turtles (1973) d=hawksbill turtle (1973) ... Ascension 9/3/1997 issue=Gamefish 1997 d=Makaira indica
12 1/2p	6	Ascension 2/15/1971 issue=decimal dt=space (1971 Ascension) d=Sputnil 2 Dog Laika ... Ascension 8/18/1975 issue=Apollo-Soyuz dt=space (1971 Ascension) d=Sputnil 2 Dog Laika on=issue=decimal-12 1/2p
13p	5	Ascension 5/28/1973 dt=ship's badges (1973) d=Rochester ... St. Helena 3/19/1993 dt=flowers (1993 St. Helena) d=Vinca major (1993)
13+3p	1	St. Helena 6/12/1992 issue=10th Anniversary of the Liberation of the Falkland Islands
15p	173	Ascension 11/15/1971 dt=ship's badges (1971) d=badge of HMS Oberon ... Ascension 4/21/2021 issue=95th Birthday of Queen Elizabeth II
16p	2	Ascension 11/20/1972 issue=Silver Wedding 1972 d=Queen Elizabeth II & Prince Philip
17 1/2p	1	Ascension 5/22/1972 issue=Royal Naval Crests 1972 dt=ship's badges (1972) d=badge of HMS Bermuda
18p	35	Ascension 11/14/1973 issue=Princess Anne's Wedding d=Princess Anne & Mark Phillips (1973) ... St. Helena 10/1/1993 issue=Christmas 1993 dt=toys (1993)
20p	121	Ascension 10/31/1973 dt=Marine uniforms d=Color Sergeant Artillery ... Ascension 6/22/2022 issue=40th Aniversary of the Liberation of the Falkland Islands
20+4p	1	St. Helena 6/12/1992 issue=10th Anniversary of the Liberation of the Falkland Islands
22 1/2p	2	St. Helena 11/10/1971 dt=military d=Baker rifle and light sword bayonet c. 1823, St. Helena 12/17/1973 issue=300th Anniversary of East India Company Charter
24p	2	Ascension 6/19/1975 issue=Wideawake Airfield 1975 dt=aircraft at Wideawake d=C-5A Galaxy, Ascension 2/18/1980 dt=plants (1980 Ascension) d=Marattia purpurascens
25p	233	Ascension 2/15/1971 issue=decimal dt=space (1971 Ascension) d=Walking in Space ... Ascension 12/22/2020 issue=2020 dt=views of Ascension (2020)
26p	1	St. Helena 9/28/1976 issue=1976 dt=Aquatints and Lithographs of St. Helena d=St James’s Valley by Capt Hastings 1815
30p	126	Ascension 2/15/1981 dt=views of Ascension (1981) d=Green Mountain Farm ... Ascension 12/22/2020 issue=2020 dt=views of Ascension (2020)
33p	1	St. Helena 4/15/1976 issue=First Issue of Currency Notes
34p	1	St. Helena 5/5/1971 issue=Napoleon death 150th
35p	119	Ascension 4/21/1986 issue=60th birthday of Queen Elizabeth II d=New Zealand 1981 ... Ascension 6/22/2022 issue=40th Aniversary of the Liberation of the Falkland Islands
38p	6	St. Helena 6/12/1992 issue=c ... St. Helena 10/17/1995 issue=Christmas 1995 dt=Children's Paintings (1995)
38+8p	1	St. Helena 6/12/1992 issue=10th Anniversary of the Liberation of the Falkland Islands
40p	133	St. Helena 9/28/1976 issue=1976 dt=Aquatints and Lithographs of St. Helena d=St Matthew’s Church Longwood by Brooks ... Ascension 12/22/2020 issue=2020 dt=views of Ascension (2020)
45p	20	St. Helena 6/12/1992 issue=c ... Ascension 11/18/2013 issue=Christmas 2013 d=Grotto of Our Lady Catholic church
45+9p	1	St. Helena 6/12/1992 issue=10th Anniversary of the Liberation of the Falkland Islands
50p	208	Ascension 2/15/1971 issue=decimal dt=space (1971 Ascension) d=Lunar Module on Moon ... Ascension 12/19/2022 issue=100th Anniversary of the Civilian Rule on Ascension d=HMS Zanobia
53p	11	St. Helena 2/18/1994 issue=HONG KONG '94 dt=pets (1994) d=Oryctolagus cuniculus (1994) ... St. Helena 8/12/1996 issue=Napoleonic Sites d=Longwood House
55p	22	Ascension 4/28/2014 issue=Bicentenary of British Settlement (2) d=Emperor of the French 1804 ... Ascension 12/19/2022 issue=100th Anniversary of the Civilian Rule on Ascension
60p	61	Ascension 11/17/1980 issue=Royal Geographical Society 150th d=South Atlantic Ridge ... Ascension 12/22/2020 issue=2020 dt=views of Ascension (2020)
65p	57	Ascension 3/8/1985 dt=trees (1985 Ascension) d=Pittosporum undulatum ... Ascension 12/19/2022 issue=100th Anniversary of the Civilian Rule on Ascension
70p	27	Ascension 4/10/1984 issue=Visit of Prince Andrew d=Prince Andrew in Naval Uniform ... St. Helena 10/15/2014 issue=Celebrating 100 years of Brownies d=Brownie Pack 1960
75p	11	Ascension 6/7/1985 issue=Life and Times of Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother ... St. Helena 7/10/2003 issue=2003 dt=wild flowers (2003) d=Lucky Leaf (Kalanchoe pinnata)
80p	26	St. Helena 2/3/1997 issue=500th Anniversary of the Discovery of St. Helena d="Royal Merchant" ... St. Helena 2/1/2020 issue=Seven Wonders of St. Helena
85p	1	St. Helena 9/28/1998 issue=Christmas 1998 dt=Island Crafts
90p	26	Ascension 10/16/2000 issue=Christmas 2000 ... Ascension 1/15/2013 dt=aircraft (2013) d=McDonnell Douglas Phantom F-4
1.00£	1	St. Helena 2/1/2020 issue=Seven Wonders of St. Helena
= 1£	92	St. Helena 9/28/1976 issue=1976 dt=Aquatints and Lithographs of St. Helena d=St Helena & sailing ship by Bellasis ... Ascension 11/9/2021 issue=Blue Belt Program
= 1lb	15	Ascension 2/15/1971 issue=decimal dt=space (1971 Ascension) d=future space research station ... Ascension 12/5/2018 issue=Migratory Species d=green turtle (2018)
1.10£	1	Ascension 2/6/2013 issue=60th Anniversary of the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II
= 1.10lb	1	Ascension 8/16/2013 issue=Reintroduction of the Frigatebird d=Ascension Frigatebird Fregata aquila
1.20lb	8	St. Helena 10/18/2005 issue=200th Anniversary of the Battle of Trafalgar b d=Admiral Lord Nelson ... St. Helena 11/14/2011 issue=Christmas 2011 dt=Royal Fleet Auxiliary ships d=RFA Darkdale
1.25£	26	Ascension 10/28/2004 issue=Lunar Eclipse 2004 ... Ascension 2/6/2013 issue=60th Anniversary of the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II
= 1.25lb	3	St. Helena 5/7/2008 issue=150th Anniversary of Purchase of Longwood House and Napoleon's Tomb ... St. Helena 5/26/2009 issue=50th Anniversary of the Donation of Briars Pavilion
1.30£	4	St. Helena 6/19/1999 issue=Royal Wedding 1999 d=Prince Edward & Sophie Rhys-Jones ... Ascension 12/22/2020 issue=2020 dt=views of Ascension (2020)
1.45lb	5	Ascension 5/21/2013 issue=200th Anniversary of the British Settlements d=Napoleon first consul 1799 ... Ascension 8/29/2013 issue=Shallow Marine Surveys Group d=Atlantic Blue Tang Acanthurus coeruleus
1.50£	25	St. Helena 4/22/1996 issue=70th birthday of Queen Elizabeth II ... St. Helena 5/19/2018 issue=Royal Wedding 2018
1.60£	5	Ascension 12/6/2019 issue=50th Anniversary of Apollo 11 ... Ascension 12/19/2022 issue=100th Anniversary of the Civilian Rule on Ascension
= 1.60lb	18	Ascension 4/28/2014 issue=Bicentenary of British Settlement (2) d=Battle of Wagram 1809 ... Ascension 10/8/2018 issue=Decommissioning of RMS St Helena II d=RMS St Helena I
2£	27	Ascension 4/26/1976 issue=1976 dt=birds (1976 Ascension) d=Bird Sanctuary ... Ascension 4/14/2022 issue=70th Anniversary of Queen Elizabeth II Accession
= 200p	1	St. Helena 11/11/2015 issue=St. Helena's Birds d=red fody
= 2lb	9	St. Helena 2/6/2013 issue=60th anniversary of the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II d=Queen Elizabeth II (2013) ... Ascension 6/6/2019 issue=75th Anniversary of D-Day d=HMS Warspite bombarding defensive positions
2.50£	4	Ascension 12/10/1991 issue=1991 dt=fishes (1991 Ascension) d=Tursiops truncatus (1991 Ascension) ... Ascension 12/22/2020 issue=2020 dt=views of Ascension (2020)
= 2.50lb	2	St. Helena 6/2/2003 issue=2003 d=New Queen's Head, Ascension 1/15/2013 dt=aircraft (2013) d=Lockheed C-121
3£	7	Ascension 8/12/1996 issue=1996 dt=birds and their Young d=Fregata aquila ... Ascension 6/22/2022 issue=40th Aniversary of the Liberation of the Falkland Islands
= 3lb	2	St. Helena 4/29/2011 issue=Royal Wedding 2011 d=Prince William & Miss Catherine Middleton, Ascension 4/21/2016 issue=90th birthday of Queen Elizabeth II dt=90 Years Of Style
5£	9	St. Helena 8/26/1993 issue=1993 dt=birds (1993 St. Helena) d=Charadrius sanctaehelenae (1993) ... Ascension 12/22/2020 issue=2020 dt=views of Ascension (2020)
1234	1	Ascension 11/21/1988 dt=Military Uniforms (1988) d=Strip of 5
65lb	2	Ascension 12/5/2018 issue=Migratory Species d=hawksbill turtle (2018)

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