© UAE Coin Collectors Club
© UAE Coin Collectors Club
Medal - Zayed World Post Day 1999; small
1999 year| Silver (.999) | 15 g | - |
| Location | United Arab Emirates |
|---|---|
| Type | › Tokens |
| Year | 1999 |
| Composition | Silver (.999) |
| Weight | 15 g |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Updated | 2024-11-14 |
| Numista | N#105136 |
|---|---|
| Rarity index | 100% |
Reverse
World Post Day logo
Lettering:
٩ أكتوبر ١٩٩٩
EGO 999.0
اليوم العالمي للبريد
Translation:
9 October 1999
EGO 999.0
World Post Day
Edge
Reeded
Comment
Issued in 2 sizes; small and large.Presentation Box:
© Khamis Alhusni
World Post day happens each year on October 9, commemorating the date for the establishment of Universal Postal Union (UPU) in 1874 in Bern, Switzerland. The UPU was the start of global communications revolution, allowing people could write to others all over the world.
October 9th was first declared World Post Day at the 1969 UPU Congress in Tokyo, Japan. the proposal was submitted by Shri Anand Mohan Narula, a member of the Indian delegation. Since then, World Post Day has been celebrated all over the world to highlight the importance of the postal services.
