Czechoslovakian Coat of Arms, 1920

Czechoslovakia · 1920 · 100 h

This definitive stamp features the lesser coat of arms of the First Czechoslovak Republic. The design prominently displays the Bohemian lion, with an inescutcheon showing the patriarchal cross of Slovakia, symbolizing the union of the two primary ethnic groups in the newly formed state.

Issued shortly after the formation of Czechoslovakia in 1918, this stamp was part of a series that helped establish a new national identity following the dissolution of the Austro-Hungarian Empire after World War I.