Composition: Beryllium aluminum silicate
Nomenclature: Named after the ancient Greek word beryllos which means "a green stone."
Industrial Uses: Gemstones.
Additional Notes: Several varieties of beryl exist, which are based upon the color of the material. The green variety of beryl is emerald; the greenish-blue, blue, and bluish-green variety is aquamarine; the pink to pale violet-pink variety is morganite; the yellow variety is heliodore; and the colorless variety is goshenite.
Afghanistan : Scott 1298 : 13 afghani : 5 Dec 1988
Emerald (beryl)
Brazil : Scott 1537 : 1.30 cruzeiro : 19 Nov 1977
Emerald (beryl)
Brazil : Scott 1539 : 1.30 cruzeiro : 19 Nov 1977
Aquamarine (beryl)
Colombia : Scott 808 : 1.10 pesos : 16 Jun 1972
Emerald (beryl)
Colombia : Scott C110 : 5 pesos : 1932-1939
Emerald (beryl)
Comoro Islands : Scott 930c : 375 francs : 1998
Emerald (beryl)
Germany, DDR : Scott 1608 : 35 pfennige : 17 Dec 1974
Aquamarine (beryl)
Kenya : Scott 108 : 3 shillings : 13 Dec 1977
Aquamarine (beryl)
Portugal : Scott 1108 : 3.50 escudo : 24 Sep 1971
Beryl
Russia : Scott 2827 : 10 kopecks : 26 Dec 1963
Emerald (beryl)
Southern Rhodesia : Scott 102 : 1 shilling : 19 Feb 1964
Emerald (beryl)
Uganda : Scott 604 : 50 shilling : 18 Jan 1988
Emerald (beryl)
Zimbabwe : Scott 681 : 1.16 dollars : 1993
Emerald (beryl)