Algeria 1952 Coat of Arms

Algeria · 1952 · 15f

This definitive stamp features the coat of arms of Algeria, a design used on several denominations during this period. The arms depict three crescents and stars, symbolizing the three departments of French Algeria (Algiers, Oran, and Constantine), set against a background of oak and laurel branches.

Issued during the French Algeria period, this stamp represents the colonial administration's symbology just a few years before the start of the Algerian War of Independence in 1954.