Yugoslavia year 1997 Icons from Serbian Monastery Hilandar stamps set

Yugoslavia year 1997 Icons from Serbian Monastery Hilandar stamps set MNH

The 1997 stamps from Yugoslavia (FR Yugoslavia) featuring icons from the Serbian Monastery Hilandar are a known philatelic issue, often listed in catalogs under the title “Hilandar Monastery” or “Icons from Hilandar”.

The set consists of four stamps depicting various icons and parts of the monastery.

• Year of Issue: 1997
• Country: Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (SR Jugoslavija)
• Theme: Hilandar Monastery (Icons and Architecture)

🖼️ The Stamps in the Set

Stamp catalogs typically list this set with the following key details, though the specific iconic subjects aren’t always in the search snippets:

1. Denominations: The stamps have different face values (which were in Yugoslav Dinar at the time).
2. Subjects: While the general theme is Hilandar, the individual stamps feature:
   • One or more specific icons (e.g., possibly the famous Bogorodica Trojeručica or “Three-handed Theotokos,” which is the patron icon of Hilandar).
   • Architectural elements of the monastery.

One search result specifically mentions: “1997, Hilandar cloister 4v.” (“4v” means 4 values or stamps), which confirms the 4-stamp set issued in 1997 related to Hilandar.

💰 Collecting Information

As these are Yugoslav stamps from 1997, they are relatively modern. Like most post-war Yugoslav stamps, their value is generally modest for mint (unused) or used condition, usually appealing most to collectors of:

• Yugoslavia/Serbia stamps.
• Religious Art/Iconography topics.
• Monastery/Architecture topics.