Algeria, 1954, Coat of Arms

Algeria · 1954 · 100f

This definitive stamp features the coat of arms of French Algeria, which includes symbols representing agriculture (wheat sheaves, grapes), industry (a cogwheel), and maritime trade (a ship's prow). The design is rendered in a bicolored format, with a deep blue frame and a red-brown central vignette.

Issued in 1954 under French colonial rule, this stamp was part of a definitive series released just as the Algerian War of Independence was beginning, marking a period of significant political upheaval.