2015 June 16, postage stamps depicting the coats of arms of Nizhny Novgorod 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).

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