Slovenia year 2016 Fossil Mammals – Cave Bear postage stamp MNH
Slovenia 2016 Fossil Mammals – Cave Bear postage stamp:
- Issue Date: March 25, 2016
- Theme: Fossil Mammals in Slovenia: Cave Bear (Ursus spelaeus). This was the first stamp in a new multi-year series focusing on the prehistoric mammals of Slovenia.
- Value: €0.58 (at the time of issue).
- Designer: Edi Berk
- Motif/Photo: The stamp features a photograph of the cave bear fossil, with photography credited to Matija Križnar and Ciril Mlinar from the Natural History Museum of Slovenia in Ljubljana.
- Print Technique: 4-colour offset lithography.
- Quantity: 500,000 stamps were printed.
- Background: Cave bear remains are significant in Slovenia, with over 70 documented sites, including famous caves like Potočka zijalka and Križna jama.
