Hong Kong, China - France Joint Issue on Art

Hongkong Post and France are jointly issuing a set of four stamps on art to showcase vintage paintings and contemporary sculptures from Hong Kong and France, reflecting their rich heritage in art.

The two paintings, both works from the 19th century, employ a similar colour scheme with realistic rendering and artists' materials originating from the West, while the two sculptures, created in the 20th century, were both inspired by animals. This marks the 12th joint stamp issue between Hongkong Post and other postal administrations. The stamp issue demonstrates the great passion for art that Hong Kong and France share and showcases the cultural treasures of the two places.

New Aruban Fauna stamp issue

The Postal Service of Aruba has issued a new set of stamps in its 'Fauna' series. The stamps feature goats, one of the oldest domesticated species.

Farmers began keeping goats primarily for their milk and meat, but also for their dung, which was used as fuel, and their bones, hair, and sinew that were used for clothing, building, and tools. Historically, goat hide has been used to make water and wine bottles for traveling and for transporting wine to market. It has also been used to produce parchment.

Life expectancy for goats is between 15 and 18 years. A rare instance of a goat reaching the age of 24 has been reported.

Stamps celebrate Jersey airport anniversary

Six stamps, a Miniature Sheet plus a fascinating Prestige Booklet were issued on 10 March 2012 to mark the 75th anniversary of Jersey Airport. All the stamps by Jersey Post feature aircraft that have landed at Jersey during different decades in the airport's history.

The Prestige Booklet is filled with images and information about the airport, plus more aircraft that have landed since it opened and is a 'must have' for aviation enthusiasts. It also contains three sets of stamps and a Miniature Sheet.

Group Chief Executive Officer for Ports of Jersey, Doug Bannister, says: "We are delighted that Jersey Post has chosen to celebrate Jersey Airport's 75th anniversary with this commemorative stamp collection. The airport has played a significant role in everyday island life for the past 75 years and the information booklet and accompanying stamps are a wonderful reflection of this."

Children's Books - new stamps by Israel Post

This series is made up of eight classic Israeli children's books. They have become a common cultural denominator for two and even three generations of Israelis, from the first book in the series, "Come to Me, Nice Butterfly", which was published in 1945 through "Itamar Walks on Walls", which came out in 1986.

All of these books are geared toward toddlers who cannot yet read. As parents and grandparents read them to today's toddlers, they may reminisce about their own childhoods, enjoying the same stories they did when they themselves were children. All of these books have most definitely withstood the test of time.

Gibraltar Chess festival

In his book ‘A Century Of British Chess’, Philip Sergeant writes that Britain’s first chess club, Parsloe’s, which opened in 1774, numbered among its early supporters George Eliot, later General Eliot, Governor of Gibraltar and commander of the forces during the Great Siege of 1779-1783. Many famous military men have played chess. Down the ages Gibraltarians, together with other local residents and Gibraltar garrison personnel, have included chess amongst their leisure activities.

The Gibraltar International Chess Festival, now one of the most prestigious open tournaments in the world, began as a much smaller event in 2003. Its popularity has grown year on year, and today well over 300 participants, players of all levels, return to the Rock every January, many calling Gibraltar their favourite event on the chess calendar. For eleven days the festival venue, the Caleta Hotel, is transformed into a hive of chess activity. Arriving here from all corners of the world, players can be sure that old friendships will be renewed, and – win or lose – new ones made.

In a separate development, the first Gibraltar International Junior Chess Festival took place in August, 2011. Children from the UK, Spain, and Gibraltar took part. Over the past decade, thanks to a dedicated teaching programme, many hundreds of children in Gibraltar have received chess tuition at school. One young Gibraltarian, Stephen Whatley, has scored notable tournament successes in the UK, while several other young local players show similar promise, with more juniors keen to follow.

The games featured on the stamps have been specially chosen as representing the best of the many thousands contested in Gibraltar over the past decade. All the players shown are grandmasters. Two are women. Pia Cramling (Sweden) has played in all ten Gibraltar festivals, while Natalia Zhukova (Ukraine) won the top female award in 2010. Michael Adams, Nigel Short (both England) and Vassily Ivanchuk (Ukraine) are all former Gibraltar champions. Viktor Bologan (Moldova) and Fabiano Caruana (Italy) are elite players with aggressive styles popular with the public. Chess legend Viktor Korchnoi (Switzerland) fought two World Championship matches with arch-rival Anatoly Karpov.

The festival is followed by fans online thanks to the technical back-up of Gibtelecom, Gibraltar’s main telecommunications provider, whose loyal support over ten years has been crucial to the festival’s development and success. Tradewise Insurance (Twi) took over the role of lead sponsor in 2011, and demonstrating the fullest commitment they are raising the profile of chess still further. Thanks to these, and other, local sponsors, and with an important contribution from the Gibraltar Government’s Sports & Leisure Authority, the small territory of Gibraltar has, in ten years, firmly established itself as a capital city of world chess.

Old wooden decoys on Franking labels

2012 sees the start of a new theme for Åland franking labels. Reputable stamp artist Juha Pykäläinen was commissioned to illustrate old wooden duck decoys; first out is the eider duck.

Wildfowl decoys are lifelike dummies used by hunters to encourage birds to land nearby. The oldest decoys were made from plants such as bulrush, and the first decoys carved from wood were unpainted. Decoys are now mostly made from plastic. The new series of postal labels shows painted wooden decoys.

One of the largest sea ducks is the eider with a body length of 60 to 70 cm. It has a large bulky shape with a short neck, a large head and a long wedge-shaped bill without knob. The bill is feathered on the sides from the base of the bill to the nostrils. The eider can be readily distinguished by its characteristic triangular head shape with the bill and forehead forming a straight line. The wings are broad, short and relatively small with a wingspan of 95 to 105 cm. The male eider is also called eider drake.

The Bahamas – WWF

This stamp issue, produced in association with World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF), illustrates the National Bird of the Bahamas.

Long ago, these beautiful birds were found all over the Bahamas, but they were killed for food and sport and taken away on passing ships on which they died. Now they are a protected species and watched over by the Society for the Protection of the Flamingo in The Bahamas through the Bahamas National Trust, a statutory body set up in 1959.

The flamingo has a large breeding colony on Great Inagua. It is one of three major nesting groups found in the West Indian region. The other two being in the Yucatan, Mexico, and Bonaire of the Netherlands Antilles.

Caribbean flamingos, also called the greater flamingo and American flamingo, with their long spindly legs and feet, long and gracefully curved necks and fantastically bright pink feathers, legs and webbed feet are quite unmistakeable. Another unique feature is of course their large hooked bill which is again pink but with a black tip. They grow to a height of around 47 to 55 inches and have a wingspan of around 5 feet. The sexes are similar in appearance although males tend to be larger than the females.

The Caribbean flamingo generally breeds between March and mid-July. The birds court each other with a variety of display behaviours that include head movements, marching, wing displays and vocalisations. These communal displays serve to synchronize hormonal cycling for breeding. They construct large nests out of mud that may reach a foot in height and the female will usually lay one or two eggs which she and the male will take turns to incubate, folding their legs and straddling the nests. The eggs are elongated, chalky white with a blood-red yolk and take about a month to incubate. The young are born agile, able to run and swim; but look nothing like their parents. Both parents feed the young by regurgitation and the pink colouring comes from eating shrimp and other aquatic creatures containing carotenoid pigments which are deposited into the feathers and skin. Without these the flamingo’s feathers would be white. They are fledged in around 75 days.

Chicks reach their adult size in 1½ to 2 years and don’t have their adult plumage for 2 – 4 years. In the wild, the flamingo can typically live for up to 30 years. In captivity this can be longer.

Flamingos are very skittish and will fly away if disturbed. They are very vocal and have numerous calls. Breeding pairs have location calls to help locate each other and alarm calls are used to warn the group of danger.  The usual call is a loud goose-like honking sound. The chicks even make calls while they are in the egg, which their parents learn to recognize.

The flamingo prefers areas with plenty of mud and water such as mudflats, brackish lakes and shallow coastal lagoons where it uses its backwards bending legs to stir up the mud in search of food which comprises seeds, blue-green algae, crustaceans and molluscs. This is then filtered through two rows oflamellae or comb-like bristles that line the inside of its bill and trap the food. It also has bristles on its tongue that help it filter food out of the water. They will feed at any time of the day or night. When an area no longer provides sufficient food the flamingos will migrate to another area at night.

World Cat Show 2012 stamp

Monaco Post has issued a stamp to commemorate the 5th World Cat Show 2012 which will be held in the Auditorium Rainier III, Monaco, on February, 11-12, 2012. Organized by the Feline Federation of Monte Carlo according to the criteria of the World Cat Federation, the event will feature the "Russian Blue", whose specimen is shown on the stamp.

South Georgia - WWF Seabirds

This stamp issue, produced in association with World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF), recognizes some of the lesser-known species of seabird breeding on South Georgia. The species depicted are part of the rich biodiversity found in South Georgia's unique environment. WWF is one of the world's leading organisations who work towards conservation and sustainability. In addition to the set, there is a Souvenir Sheet showing a Juvenile Southern skua (£3.50p) and a sheetlet of 16 (4 sets in staggered format) with face value of £13.20p. The stamps in the sheetlet ‘bleed off’ at the edge.

Trades of Yesteryears II stamp issue from Luxembourg

A joiner cuts, planes, knocks, embeds, assembles…
Joinery is an activity somewhere between carpentry and cabinetry. The placement of most flooring, for instance, is carried out sometimes by a carpenter, and other times by a joiner. Cabinetry is generally reserved for the joiners’ most delicate work, in particular the making of furniture. Joiners are building professionals who traditionally work in wood. They manufacture and place doors, windows, and cupboards. They provide measurement services. Their professional discipline is joinery but also the arrangement of insulating materials as well as light ironwork.
The Potter
The appearance of pottery was an essential step in the history of civilisation and goes back to the Neolithic era. The first pottery items, baked in the open, were matt and porous, and of a sombre colour. A silicabased coating that made them watertight was also discovered very early on. Earthenware is a pottery item with an opaque white or tinted tin glazing. Earthenware items, intended for a rich clientele and made by renowned manufacturers, reached their pinnacle in the 18th century. They became more common among the wider population when the privileged classes turned to porcelain.
The Stonemason
A stonemason is an artisan who hews stones used to build or restore buildings.
But they are not just artisans. Their design skills allow them to develop and refine their perception of forms and shapes. Skilful with their hands, a stonemason’s motions are precise and sure. Before beginning work on a historic monument, they study different architectural styles and acquire basic knowledge of the history of art. Another indispensable quality: meticulousness. A tool slipping or an exaggerated groove can lead to a work in the making being irreparably damaged.
The Printer
Printing uses a collection of technologies that enable the reproduction of the written word and of illustrations in large quantities, generally on paper, in order to be able to distribute them widely. In 1440, Johannes Gensfleisch, better known by the name of Gutenberg, had the idea of using movable characters in lead, thereby inventing modern typography.
For a long time, printers remained at the level of a small artisan. Nevertheless, even though wages were low, the work was considered prestigious. Since books remained costly objects, typographers were constantly in contact with wellread men. A printer also had an important privilege: the right to carry a sword.
Jacques Doppée: painter, designer, watercolourist, engraver.
Educated in Belgium at the Académie royale des Beaux-Arts de Bruxelles and at the Ecole des Arts d’Ixelles, he specialised in medieval techniques. Jacques Doppée is inspired by nature and has a fondness for landscapes and beach views. He also creates stylised and floral subjects or insects represented graphically and in great detail. As an author of postage stamps, he has already designed numerous stamps for the Belgian and Luxembourg post services and even for the Faroe Islands.

Christmas stamp by Aland Post

"I frequently recur to nature", says Helene Schmitz, the photographer behind this year's Christmas stamp depicting a hyacinth. She is universally recognized for her close-up pictures of flowers.
The Stamp Committee of Åland Post caught sight of Helene when she had her flower portraits on exhibition at the Åland Museum a few years back. Having decided upon the 2011 Christmas stamp theme, the Committee contacted Helene who accepted the commission. "Typical Christmas colours are not my favourite colours, so I was pleased when I realized that I was asked to shoot a white hyacinth".

The hyacinth was photographed in the autumn of 2010 and the stamp now appears, one year later. A beautiful close-up photo of a white hyacinth illustrates the FDC, and the first day cancel is designed as a hyacinth flower.

International Year of Forests - stamps by UNPA

The United Nations Postal Administration has issued three mini-sheets of eight stamps to commemorate the International Year of Forests.
Designated by the United Nations General Assembly, 2011 is the International Year of Forests. During this Year, everyone from Governments and the United Nations system, to major groups and other forest-related organizations are coming together to raise awareness on strengthening the sustainable management, conservation and development of all types of forests for the benefit of current and future generations.
United Nations Secretary-General BAN Ki-moon said, "By declaring 2011 as the International Year of Forests, the United Nations General Assembly has created an important platform to educate the global community about the great value of forests - and the extreme social, economic and environmental costs of losing them".

Subway of Algiers postage stamps

The Algerian Post has released a set of two stamps dedicated to the construction of subway in Algiers.
All studies of urban transport in the city of Algiers conducted since 1970, led to the recommendation of the development of a subway for traffic rehabilitation. The subway will deal with the population explosion and the need for public transportation responding the requirements of comfort and security, and providing regular transport availability. It will also save space for communities and reduce environmental damage (air pollution and noise).
Design studies and engineering of the Algiers metro, completed in 1982 defined a subway scheme consisting of three lines totaling 56 km of line and 54 stations. Line 1 from the first stage of the Algiers metro will contain 10 stations (including 9 underground) of 9.5 km. 14 modern and comfortable trains are planned for the operation on the first metro line. Each such train with a length of 108.5 m can carry 1234 people and reaches the top speed of 70 km/h. A stretch of 4 km between "Bachdjarah" and "El Harrach", consisting of four stations would be commissioned in winter 2012, two extensions of Line 1 are planned for 2012 and 2013.

Christmas 2011 stamp from Luxembourg

The Luxembourg Post is issuing a stamp celebrating the coming Christmas 2011. The Christmas 2011 stamp shows a happy family seated around a table and eating biscuits. Christmas decorations, including a tree, garlands, and golden stars, emphasize the festive side and magic of the moment.
The stamp was created by Luxembourg artist Muriel Moritz, illustrator of children's books, school books, and exhibitor. Muriel Moritz runs workshops for children at the Academie d'ete de Luxembourg (CEPA) and at Kulturhuef Grevenmacher.

Sheep stamps from Algeria

The Algerian Post has issued a set of two stamps illustrating the widespread breeds of sheep in Algeria: Ouled-Djellal and Hamra.
The "Ouled-Djellal" sheep composes the largest ethnic group of Algerian sheep, occupying most of the country with the exception of some areas in the southwest and southeast. This is the true sheep of the steppe, the most suitable to nomadism. This is an all-white sheep. Wool covers the entire body to the knees and hocks, his head is white with spiral horns. Their long and strong legs support walking for long distances. This is a breed resistant to arid zones; it uses very different highland pastures of the steppe and rangeland of Sahara.
The "Hamra" breed is a dark-skinned animal with black mucous membrane. Its head and legs are brown red, almost black. The wool is white with brown red. The sheep has medium spiral horns. The range of this race is located in the southwest, it is found also in the foothills of the Saharan Atlas. It is considered the best beef breed in Algeria because of the delicacy of its meat and the roundness of its lines. This is a breed highly resistant to cold and icy winds from the steppes of Oran.

New Christmas stamps from Norway

This year's Christmas stamps by Norway Post are dedicated to old postcards.
Anyone who has had the pleasure of sifting through piles of old postcards will have noticed the great variety in this pictorial material.
The oldest Norwegian postcards date back to the 1880s and even then Christmas cards were predominant. Norway's Christmas gnome was an important feature then and he has been a familiar figure on Norwegian Christmas cards ever since.
As card manufacturers learned more about marketing, they began to appeal to people's emotions. When Christmas celebrations focusing on children and family grew in popularity, romantic Christmas traditions came to the fore, particularly Christmas Eve customs. Going to church by horse and cart, bringing home and decorating the Christmas tree and close-up shots of oat sheaves with bull finches and titmice are recurring themes. Christmas in the country is almost a whole genre in itself, with a prevalence of cliches from well-to-do farming communities: sleigh rides, Christmas parties and the romantic farming life. Food and drink are also well represented. The menus are something of a mixture, often showing a full spread of cakes, fruit, chocolate, meat dishes and desserts.
During the Prohibition (1917-26), Christmas gnomes were often used humoristically to convey a view of Norwegians' alcohol habits.
Children are the subjects of the postcards on this year's Christmas stamps. Children are often part of the scene, especially when it comes to Christmas preparations or opening parcels. Parcels are of course another frequent Christmas card motif - before, during and after opening.

SOUTH KOREA: THE AGE OF DINOSAURS SERIES STAMPS (2ND)

As the second installment of the "Age of Dinosaurs Series," Jurassic dinosaurs of the Mesozoic Era are introduced.

Jurassic Period of the Mesozoic Era, which spanned about 50 million years from about 199.6 million years ago to 145.5 million years ago, refers to the period that followed the Triassic Period. In this period, giant reptiles such as dinosaurs thrived on the land, and ammonites, in the sea. In the latter part of the Jurassic Period, birds appeared for the first time, with gymnosperms like cycads and Ginkgo thriving.

Scelidosaurus
As an herbivorous dinosaur, it had a rather small head and small body, being 250 kg in weight and about 4m in height. It walked on four legs. With its hind legs being longer than the front legs, it is thought to have run with its hind legs and to have walked with its hind legs to reach and feed on the leaves of tall trees. Its most prominent body feature is the oval-shaped dermal scutes on both its back and tail. It was discovered both in the U.K. and U.S.A.

Stegosaurus
As an herbivorous dinosaur during the Late Jurassic Period spikes on its tails. Compared to its large body, its head was relatively very small, with its long hind legs and short, crooked front legs making its back crook forward. With its large body, it moved very sluggishly. It is 9 m in height and 2 tons in weight. It was discovered in the western part of the U.S.A.

Allosaurus
As a carnivorous dinosaur flourishing in the latter part of the Jurassic Period, it is known to be the fiercest predator in the North American continent. Its feature is the crests just in front of its eyes. It also had a sturdy jaw and teeth made for killing herbivorous or other carnivorous dinosaurs, as well as the hand that had sharp claws. It was 3.6 tons in weight and 14m in height. And it was discovered in the western part of the U.S., Portugal and Australia.

Dilophosarurus
As a carnivorous dinosaur during the Early Jurassic Period, it had two crests split in the shape of a V on top of its head. Its razor-sharp teeth, long and strong legs, and long claws were perfect for hunting. Its first toe on its hand was shaped in the way to hold a prey, functioning like a thumb. It was 330~450 kg in weight, and 6~7 m in height. It was first reported in the U.S., with the possibility of having been discovered in the southern part of China being raised.

Magnificent Endangered Animals Stamp Issue From Gibraltar

Gibraltar has recently issued a spectacular set of six stamps and a miniature sheet which feature the following six Endangered Animails:

The Asian Elephant (Elephas maximus) is the only living species of the genus Elephas and distributed in Southeast Asia from India in the west to Borneo in the east. Since 1986, it has been listed as endangered by IUCN as the population has declined by at least 50% over the last three generations, estimated to be 60–75 years. The species is threatened by habitat loss, degradation and fragmentation.

The Black Rhinoceros (Diceros bicornis), is a species of rhinoceros, native to the eastern and central areas of Africa including Kenya, Tanzania, Cameroon, South Africa, Namibia, Zimbabwe, and Angola. Recent conservation success has led to very gradual population increases to about 4,000 after a long and devastating period of hunting and poaching. However, the species remains Critically Endangered due to the strong demand for rhinoceros horn for traditional Asian medicines.

The Giant Panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) is a bear native to central-western and south western China. The giant panda lives in a few mountain ranges in central China, mainly in Sichuan province, but also in the Shaanxi and Gansu provinces. The panda is a conservation reliant endangered species. Wild population is estimated at about 1,590 individuals living in the wild.

The Bengal Tiger (Panthera tigris tigris), is a tiger subspecies native to India, Bangladesh, Nepal and Bhutan, and has been classified as endangered by IUCN as the population is estimated at fewer than 2,500 individuals with a decreasing trend. None of the Tiger Conservation Landscapes within the Bengal’s tiger range are large enough to support a population size of 250.

The Polar Bear (Ursus maritimus) is a bear native largely within the Arctic Circle encompassing the Arctic Ocean, its surrounding seas and surrounding land masses. The polar bear is classified as a vulnerable species, with eight of the 19 polar bear subpopulations in decline. For decades, large scale hunting raised international concern for the future of the species but populations rebounded after controls and quotas began to take effect.

The Sumatran Orangutan (Pongo abelii) is one of the two species of orangutans. Found only on the island of Sumatra, in Indonesia, it is rarer and smaller than the Bornean orangutan. In the wild, Sumatran orangutans survive in the province of Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam (NAD), the northernmost tip of Sumatra. The species has been assessed as critically endangered on the IUCN Red List since 2000. It is considered one of “The World’s 25 Most Endangered Primates.”

These stamps can be viewed and purchased online via the Gibraltar Stamps website, under 2011 stamp issues or through WOPA under 2011 stamp issues, Endangered Animals

Stamps Celebrate Centenary of British Red Cross Uniform

Guernsey Stamps is delighted to announce the release of six stamps to celebrate the centenary year of the uniform of the British Red Cross, an organisation which began in 1870.

Illustrated by Robin Cook, the collection begins with the 36p stamp which reflects the year c1911. During this time British Red Cross volunteers worked as part of the Voluntary Aid Detachment (VAD) scheme and were given official uniforms such as the red dress and stiff cuffs worn by Nursing Commandants, as the stamp depicts.

The First World War saw changes to the uniform that would make them easier to keep clean in combat conditions and, as illustrated on the 47p stamp, male VADs was issued in British Army khaki green.

On the eve of the Second World War the design of the Red Cross nurses’ uniform changed to a short-sleeved, round collared dress, reducing the amount of dress material needed during a time of rationing (48p stamp).

The 1960s saw more changes to the uniform, reflecting practical requirements and fashion trends. Head veils were replaced by disposable paper caps and dresses became shorter. During the 1980s an adaptable ‘mix and match’ clothing range was introduced, more suited to the growing health and social care role of the British Red Cross, as the 52p stamp shows.

In 2001 the Red Cross uniform was replaced by work wear with the emphasis placed on clothing that was less formal and more unisex in design, including sweatshirts and fleeces. As the 61p stamp illustrates, a new roundel was introduced to be worn on clothing to give greater visibility to the Red Cross emblem.

A new range of British Red Cross work wear was introduced in 2009 which saw the first major change in clothing colour since 1911, from navy blue to red, white and grey to comply with the current Red Cross branding (65p stamp). Formal dress uniform has remained unaffected by these changes.

Dawn Gallienne, head of philatelic at Guernsey Stamps said: – “I am delighted that we have been able to capture the ever-changing style of the British Red Cross uniform over the last 100 years. It is interesting to see how this organisation has adapted its uniform to reflect the needs and demands of the time, whilst the Red Cross emblem has remained prominent throughout.”

British Red Cross Director of Fundraising, Mark Astarita, said: “We’re thrilled with the stamps which perfectly illustrate the Red Cross’ fascinating history and would like to thank Guernsey Stamps for its support. Our uniforms may have changed considerably but the marque of the Red Cross today still means the same thing: unconditional care in a crisis.”

These stamps can be viewed and purchased through WOPA under Alderney 2011 stamp issues, British Red Cross Uniforms

PyeongChang 2018 – Host of the XXIII Olympic Winter Games

A commemorative stamp celebrating the hosting of the XXIII Olympic Winter Games is issued, conveying our delight and exhilaration and looking forward to the date when this dream is realized in PyeongChang – a locale that is surrounded by Taebaek Mountains to its east, the Charyeong Mountains to its southwest, the Odae Mountain and Gyebang Mountain to its north. The locale is more than 700 meters above sea level and receives over 250 cm in average annual snowfall.

At the moment Pyeongchang was named as the venue for the 2018 Olympic Winter Games at the 123rd IOC (International Olympic Committee) session held on July 6th 2011 in Durban, South Africa, the delegation from the Republic of Korea as well as the entire South Korean population who were holding their breath while watching the scene past midnight, roared with excitement. It was a splendid feat after the two heartbreaking failures.

As the third Winter Olympiad to be held in Asia, the PyeongChang 2018 Olympic Winter Games will provide another crucial momentum for the balanced development of winter sports to spread throughout every corner of the global village. In addition, PyeongChang 2018 is aspiring toward a splendid dream of realizing the true value of Olympics and break new ground in winter sports through its “Dream Program” which will provide hope to many and the chance to explore the possibilities of trying something new for others.

Title: PyeongChang 2018 – Host of the XXIII Olympic Winter Games
Date of Issue: 3 August 2011
Country: South Korea
Denominations: 250 won