June 16, postage stamps depicting the coats of arms of Nizhny Novgorod and the coat of arms of Derbent are to be released into circulation



Coat of arms of Nizhny Novgorod is the image of a heraldic shield on the quadrilateral with rounded lower corners.

The symbolic significance of colors:
- Silver color - a symbol of perfection, nobility, purity of thought, purity of the world;
- Red color - a symbol of bravery, courage, fearlessness, maturity, energy, vitality;
- Black color - a symbol of wisdom, honesty, modesty, humility and eternal life.

Coat of Nizhny Novgorod submitted to the State Heraldic Register of the Russian Federation December 20, 2006 (the registration number 3062).

An FDC with cancelation (Moscow, Nizhny Novgorod) is prepared for the release.

Design: A. Povarikhin
Face value: 17 RUB
Size of stamp: 18,5 × 26 mm; size of sheet: 110,5 × 174 mm
Form of issue: a sheet with 30 (5 × 6) stamps
Circulation: 1,2 million stamps (40 thousand sheets).



The coat of arms of the city of Derbent depicts on the right side a green mountain with the gold crenellated tower with two black loopholes, red arch and golden shield wall; four wavy azure belts; Left side depicts three red poppy flowers with black core poppy flowers.

Coat of arms of Derbent submitted to the State Heraldic Register of the Russian Federation February 20, 2014 (the registration number 9083).

Design: A. Povarikhin
Face value: 12 RUB
Size of stamp: 18,5 × 26 mm; size of sheet: 107 × 166 mm
Form of issue: sheet of 30 (5 × 6) stamps.
Circulation: 900 thousand stamps (30 thousand sheets).

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