SHS Slovenia Chain breakers stamps year 1920 15k and 20k

SHS Slovenia Chain breakers stamps year 1920 15k and 20k MNH set

The stamps you are referring to are part of the famous “Verigar” (Chain Breakers) issue, the first series of definitive postage stamps issued for Slovenia after the collapse of the Austro-Hungarian Empire.

Here are the details for the 15-krone (k) and 20-krone (k) values issued in 1920:

Overview of the “Verigar” Issue

• Period: Issued by the State of Slovenes, Croats and Serbs (SHS), a short-lived state formed in 1918, which soon became part of the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes (later Yugoslavia). The “Verigar” stamps were the local issue for the Slovenian territory.
• Theme: The central design, created by painter Ivan Vavpotič, features a powerful, stylized figure of a man breaking free from chains. This is a potent national allegory symbolizing the liberation of the South Slavic peoples from foreign rule (specifically Austro-Hungary). The name “Verigar” comes from the Slovene word veriga meaning “chain.”
• Currency: The stamps were originally issued in the Austro-Hungarian currency of heller/krone (k) (vinar/krona in Slovene). In 1920, some new high-value stamps were issued in this old currency before the transition to the dinar.

The 15 Krone and 20 Krone Stamps (1920)

The specific 15k and 20k stamps you mentioned were high-value denominations that were part of a second printing or a new set of high values issued in the krone currency in 1920.