The Ministry of Sports of the Russian Federation (Minsport of Russia) traces its history back to the establishment in 1923 of the Supreme Council of Physical Culture under the All-Russian Central Executive Committee, to be transformed into the Ministry in 2008.
Today, the Ministry of Sports of Russia is a federal executive body responsible for the development and implementation of state policy and normative legal regulation in the sphere of physical culture and sports, as well as law enforcement functions and functions of monitoring and supervision in the sphere of physical culture and sports.
The postage stamp provides an image of an emblem of the Ministry of Sports of the Russian Federation.
| Paper |
Printing method |
Perforation |
Format of the stamp |
Edition |
| Self-adhesive |
Offset + silver paste + security system |
Die cut 11¼ |
37 × 37 mm |
72 thousand stamps |