Sea Turtles in Coats of Arms on Stamps
Country/Date Scott Gibbons Michel Yvert Denom. Comments / Description

ANTIGUA & BARBUDA
5 Apr, 2007 2964 MS4096 Block 647 BF 637 --
Tiny sea turtle in Cayman Coat of Arms
on flag in S/S border

ASCENSION ISLAND
15 Jun, 2015 1140 1228 1284 £1.60
Coat of Arms in emblem; commemorates
Magna Carta Octocentenary

22 Oct, 2015 1146 1234 1290 1150 50p
On flag

22 Oct, 2015 1147 1235 1291 1151 55p

19 Dec, 2022 1259 1354 3658 1260 £1,60
2 green turtles in Ascension Coat of Arms, on flag;
commemorates 100 years of civiliam rule

BRITISH INDIAN OCEAN TERRITORY
8 Nov, 1990 109 109 109 109 24p

6 Feb, 2002 243 MS265 Block 18 BF 17 --

9 Jun, 2014 451a &b 485 & 6 562 & 3 54p

9 Jun, 2014 452 MS 487 Bl 38 £2

15 Nov, 2016 467a MS 508 Block 39 BF 42 £5

17 Jul, 2017 480 MS 521 Block 40 BF 43 --

8 Dec, 2020 MS565 649-54 BF 44 --

22 Feb, 2021 MS566 BF 45 --

8 Jun, 2021 MS567 661-6 BF 46 --

CAYMAN ISLANDS
4 Jul, 1959 151 163 152 155 2 1/2p

4 Jul, 1959 152 164 153 156 1sh

28 Nov, 1962 166 178 167 170 10sh

5 May, 1969 223 235 224 227 10sh

8 Sep, 1969 240 251 239 242 $1 on 10sh
#240 overprinted with
new $1 denomination, and words
"C-DAY 8th September 1969"

8 Sep, 1970 275 286 274 277 $1

15 Aug, 1972 303a MS316 Block 2 BF 2 --

15 Jan, 1973 309a MS323 Block 3 BF3 15¢

1 Aug, 1974 344 358 342 345 $1
w/w 314
19 Oct, 1976 344a 418 400I 388a $1 Looks identical to #344 with w/w 373

5 Feb, 1979 423 480 421 424 15¢
On aircraft tail

5 Feb, 1979 425 482 423 426 30¢
On aircraft tail

30 Jul, 1980 347c 451 468 $1 Stamp is similar to #344 &
344a, but slightly smaller, and
with different watermark

9 Dec, 1980 461 524a 465 XA I 468 $2

14 Jun, 1982 461a 524b 465 XA I 496k $2
"1982" printed at bottom

9 Nov, 1982 498 561 502 505

9 Nov, 1982 500 563 504 507 20¢

15 Feb, 1983 509a MS573 Block 14 BF16 --

14 Mar, 1983 511 575 515 518 15¢

12 Nov, 1991 643 732 657 643 80¢

22 Feb, 1994 677 774 702 726

26 Sep, 1996 724 826 758 773 25¢

26 Sep, 1996 730 832 764 779 $1

26 Sep, 1996 732 834 766 781 $4

22 Jan, 2002 843 974 904 906 $1

6 Feb, 2002 848 MS979 Block 36 BF34 --

24 Jul, 2003 896a MS1031 -- BF 39 --

23 Sep, 2009 1053a MS1229 1166-8,
Block 52
BF 51 --

19 Oct, 2018 1211 1390 1330 1291 $2

19 Oct, 2018 1211a MS 1391 Blk 58 BF 57 $2

DOMINICA
11 Apr, 2007 2618 MS3562 Block 526 BF 521 --
Tiny sea turtle in Cayman Coat of Arms
on flag in S/S border

GRENADA
18 Jun, 2007 3641 MS5271 Block 761 BF 707 --
Tiny sea turtle in Cayman Coat of Arms
on flag in S/S border

GUYANA
28 Mar, 2007 3983 MS6646 Block 820 BF 509 --
Tiny sea turtle in Cayman Coat of Arms
on flag in S/S border

JAMAICA
28 Feb, 2007 1067 MS1134 Block 58 BF 54 --
Tiny turtle in Cayman Coat of Arms
on flag in S/S border

MONTSERRAT
9 Mar, 2007 1170 MS1351 Block 117 BF 114 --
Tiny sea turtle in Cayman Coat of Arms
on flag in S/S border

NEVIS
1 May, 2007 1496 MS1997 Block 268 BF 270 --
Tiny sea turtle in Cayman Coat of Arms
on flag in S/S border

St. VINCENT (& Grenadines)
1 May, 2007 3588 MS5653 Block 680 BF 625 --
Tiny sea turtle in Cayman Coat of Arms
on flag in S/S border

SOLOMON ISLANDS
5 Nov, 1958 105 96 97 94 £1
The Solomon Islands' pre-independence
Coat of Arms had one sea turtle

15 Jun, 1970 208 195 195 189 18¢
Coat of Arms (pre-independence)

16 Dec, 1974 276 262 263 257
#208 on stamp


16 Dec, 1974 279 265 266 260 35¢
#208 on stamp

16 Dec, 1974 279a MS266 Block 2 BF 2 --
S/S with #276 & 279

7 Jul, 1978 372 363 360 354 45¢
After independence, the new Solomon Islands
Coat of Arms has 2 sea turtles

16 Aug, 1979 395 386 383 377 35¢
#372 on stamp

1 Jul, 1982 471 467 466 456 12¢
Commemorates the 21st birthday
of the Princess of Wales

2 Jul, 1988 616 624 681 652 80¢
Sea turtles in Coat of Arms
are just barely visible

7 Jul, 1998 872 MS921 980,
Block 53
BF 52 $4
Coat of Arms in SS border

20 May, 2000 894 MS964 1024,
Block 60
BF 58 $6
Coat of Arms in SS border

6 Feb, 2002 935 MS1006 Block 66 BF 62 --
Coat of Arms in SS border

5 Jun, 2012 1145 -- (1545) BF 92 --

30 Nov, 2015 1937d -- 3417 2936 $7
Coat of Arms in stamp 'd'

TRINIDAD & TOBAGO
15 Mar, 2007 808 MS1115 Block 78 BF 78 --
Tiny sea turtle in Cayman Coat of Arms
on flag in S/S border

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