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100 years ago today, the Riigikogu (Parliament of Estonia) passed an Act that established the emblem and the visual name of the Republic of Estonia – the national coat of arms. The national coat of arms is a symbol of the state, the use of which is a sign of the functioning of the state and indicates the validity of the constitutional order.
Vice-President of the Riigikogu Arvo Aller said at the presentation of the stamp block that unfortunately the displaying of our national flag and our coat of arms adorned with three lions had been discontinued during the soviet occupation. “However, the symbols of the state were in our hearts and the coat of arms continued to be used in exile. Since 1990, the national coat of arms, which appears on every law passed in the Riigikogu, once again ensures the credibility of the Republic of Estonia in its relations with citizens,” said Arvo Aller.
Aller thanked the post company Omniva for creating the beautiful stamp block, which reminds us all of the importance of the national coat of arms and commemorates its anniversary with dignity.
At the presentation, Gert Uiboaed, Adviser on Insignia at the Government Office, spoke about the choosing of the national coat of arms in the early years of the Republic of Estonia. Artist Jaan Saar, who is the author of both the jubilee stamp presented today and the standard stamp of the national coat of arms of Estonia, gave an overview of the process of designing the stamp depicting the coat of arms.
One of the stamps in the stamp block shows a historical design that was submitted to the competition for the coat of arms, and was not chosen. The second stamp is the new stamp with the coat of arms, designed by Jaan Saar. The third stamp in the block is a larger stamp that depicts all the previously issued stamps with the national coat of arms from 1928, 1991 and 1999.
“Today is a good day to remind ourselves that there are thousands of nations in the world that do not have their own state and therefore do not have the opportunity to present their culture, symbols and story to the world through postage stamps. We are among the few who have this honour,” Omniva’s Philately Manager Hannes Nagel said at the presentation of the stamp block at Toompea. According Nagel, this year Omniva will issue 30 different postage stamps that are dedicated to important topics and significant events for the country and society.
Photo gallery of the presentation of the stamp block (Erik Peinar / Chancellery of the Riigikogu)
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Source: Parliament of Estonia