Underwater fauna

On August 10, the presentation of a new set  of postage stamps “Underwater Fauna” took place at the Tiraspol United Museum at the  Department of Nature. This set continues the cycle  of sets of stamps  dedicated  to the wildlife of Pridnestrovie  and is similar in design to the previously released stamps “National Birds” of 2019 and “National Nature” of 2021.

The stamps feature two animals:

Crayfish are a common inhabitant of the Dniester coast.

The red-eared turtle is a guest brought  more than ten years ago  which has perfectly adapted to our natural conditions, multiplied and is now displacing our endemic – the Red List pond turtle.

The set is printed in both perforated and imperforated versions.

The edition of the perforated  set  is 4800 pcs. (600 sheets each)

The edition of the imperforated  set  is 800 pcs.(100 sheets each)

Stamp number according to the PMR postage stamp catalog  is No. 1319 -20.

Artist A.V. Lavrentieva.

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