Coat of arms of Hungary

• The Dexter features the so-called Árpád stripes, four Argent and four Gules stripes. Traditionally, the silver stripes represent four rivers: Duna, Tisza, Dráva, and Száva.
• The Sinister consists of an Argent double cross on Gules base, situated inside a small Or crown, the crown is placed on the middle heap of three Vert hills, representing the mountain ranges Tátra, Mátra, and Fátra.

History

Kingdom of Hungary

Changes during the 20th Century

Honours

• In May and June 1946 a set of eight stamps of Coat of Arms of Hungary was issued. These are the issues of inflation.
• Further, a fourteen-stamp set of Arms and Post-horn were issued May and June 1946; these are also the issues of inflation.
• Four commemorative stamps were issued on 15 March 1948 as part of the series: Centenary of the beginning of Hungary’s war for Independence.
• In 20 August 1949 three stamps of Arms of Hungary were issued on the occasion of the Adoption of the Hungarian Peoples’ Republic’s Constitution.
• On 23 May 1958 three stamps were issued to commemorate the first anniversary of the law amending the constitution.
• Between 1941–45 as many as 44 Postage-Due stamps of various denominations, watermarks and paper were issued.