On December 25 of 2000, President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin signed federal constitutional laws on Russian state insignia: On the State Coat of Arms of the Russian Federation, On the State Flag of the Russian Federation, and On the State Anthem of the Russian Federation.
The Coat of Arms of the Russian Federation is a red heraldic shield with rounded lower corners and a pointed tip, featuring a golden double-headed eagle with raised up outstretched wings linked by a ribbon. The eagle holds a scepter in its right claw, and an orb in its left claw. The eagle bears a red shield on its breast depicting a silver horseman in a blue cape, mounted upon a silver horse and slaying a knocked down black dragon with a silver spear and trampled by the horse.
The flag of the Russian Federation is rectangular in form and comprises three equal horizontal stripes: the upper one white, the middle one blue, and the lower one red. The flag is permanently hoisted above the buildings of federal executive authorities, the residences of the plenipotentiary representatives of the President of the Russian Federation in federal districts, as well as on the buildings of state authorities of the constituent entities of the Russian Federation and local self-government bodies. The national flag is displayed on buildings (or raised on flagpoles) of public associations, enterprises, institutions, and organizations, as well as on residential buildings on public holidays of the Russian Federation.
The National Anthem of the Russian Federation is a musical and poetic work that can be performed by an orchestra or choir, separately or jointly, or using other vocal and instrumental media. In early December of 2000, the President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin proposed the music by composer Aleksandr Aleksandrov to be used for the Anthem. The text of the Anthem, written by S. Mikhalkov, was approved by a Decree of the President of the Russian Federation on December 30, 2000. The first official performance of the National Anthem of the Russian Federation took place on December 30, 2000, at a State reception in the Grand Kremlin Palace.
The postage stamps provide images of the Flag, the Coat of Arms, and the National Anthem of the Russian Federation; the margins of the souvenir sheet feature the Spasskaya Tower of the Moscow Kremlin and the Cathedral of the Intercession of the Blessed Virgin Mary on the Moat.
| Paper |
Printing method |
Perforation |
Format of the block |
Format of the stamp |
Edition |
| Chalk surfaced |
Offset + security system + bronzed paste |
Frame 12:12¼ |
170 × 90 mm |
30 × 42 mm |
35 thousand blocks |