Bosnia Serbian stamps year 1993 Musical Instrument, Coat of Arms

Bosnia Serbian stamps year 1993 Musical Instrument, Coat of Arms & Monastery MNH

The 1993 Bosnia (Serbian Post / Republika Srpska) issue is a well-known early wartime series that combines traditional symbols: a musical instrument, coat of arms, and monastery themes.

🪕 Musical instrument – “Gusle” stamp (1993)

• Subject: Gusle (traditional Serbian one-string instrument)
• Issued: 8 June 1993
• Face value: e.g. 6000 dinars
• Theme: Folk culture / music
• Printed in Belgrade (ZIN printing works)
• The gusle is strongly associated with epic poetry and Serbian heritage

🛡️ Coat of arms stamps (1993 series)

There are several related designs in 1993:

• Coat of arms of Republika Srpska
  • Early issue (January 1993)
  • Example: 100 dinars
• State coat of arms
  • Later issue (June 1993)
  • Example: 20000 dinars
• Theme: Heraldry (double-headed eagle / Serbian symbols)

These stamps were part of the first postal issues of the Serbian entity during the Bosnian War

📮 Combined issue: Musical Instrument, Coat of Arms & Monastery

• Issued: 11 January 1993
• Series includes multiple denominations (10–500 dinars)
• Variants (types B, C, D, etc.) exist
• Themes combined:
  • Musical instrument (gusle)
  • Coat of arms
  • Orthodox monastery
• Printed in sheets of 100, perforated 13¼