In Egyptian Hieroglyphics the Owl represents the sign 'm' and is used a phonogram because the word for Owl had 'm' as its
principal consonant. The Rosetta Stone is a black basalt slab bearing an inscription that was the key to deciphering
Egyptian Hieroglyphics. The Owl symbol is
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| 1964 | 1968 | 1972 |
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| Close Up | Close Up | On Rosetta Stone |
| SG MS 828 | SG 959 | SG 1181 |
| Scott 655 | Scott 744 | Scott C153 |
| Stylised Owl | Stylised Owl | Stylised Owl |
| 1972 | 1974 |
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| Close Up | Close Up |
| SG 1188 | SG 1241 |
| Scott 931 | Scott 966 |
| Stylised Owl | Stylised Owl |
| 1975 | 1975 | 1987 | 1987 | 1989 |
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| Close Up | Close Up | Close Up | Close Up | Close Up |
| SG 1264 | SG 1273 | SG 1667 | SG 1682 | SG 1717 |
| Scott 986 | Scott 994 | Scott 1344d | Scott 1358 | Scott 1387 |
| Stylised Owl | Stylised Owl | Stylised Owl | Stylised Owl | Stylised Owl |
| 1987 |
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| Close Up |
| SG MS 1668 |
| Scott C187 |
| Stylised Owl |
| 1993 | 1996 | 1999 | 1999 | 2002 | 2002 |
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| Close Up | Close Up | Close Up | Close Up | Close Up | |
| SG 1861 | SG 1977/8 | SG 2099 | SG 2127 | SG MS2228 | SG 2241 |
| Scott 1504 | Scott 1608a | Scott 1695 | Scott C238 | Scott 1814 | Scott 1761 |
| Stylised Owl | Stylised Owl | Stylised Owl | Stylised Owl | Stylised Owl | Stylised Owl |
| 2004 | 2007 | 2009 | 2010 | 2010 |
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| On Rosetta Stone | Close Up | Close Up | Close Up Cover | Close Up |
| Sheet | Sheet | Colour variance | ||
| SG BoB | SG | SG 2516 | SG 2533 | SG 2533 |
| Scott 1879b | Scott 1987 | Scott | Scott 2069 | Scott 2069 |
| Stylised Owl | Stylised Owl | Stylised Owl | Stylised Owl | Stylised Owl |
