Latvia FDC on "100th Anniversary of Riga Zoo"

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Latvia

100th Anniversary of Riga Zoo

Date of Issue : 14 April 2012

The stamp with a face value of LVL 0.35, intended for mailing a regular letter within Latvia, features a lion. The Lion Pit was one of the first exhibits in Riga Zoo when it was founded in 1912. The current Lions' House was built in 1938, funded by Riga City. This animal is sometimes considered to be the symbol of Riga - golden lions holding a shield are also depicted in the current coat of arms of Riga, which was designed in 1925.

The stamp with a face value of LVL 0.55, intended for mailing a regular letter within the European Union, depicts a kiang. The kiangs of Riga Zoo, which have been part of its collection since 1957. Up to now, more than 100 kiang foals have been born in Riga Zoo. The zoo's group of kiangs now lives in the base Cīruļi outside the city.

Finally, the stamp with a face value of LVL 0.60, intended for mailing a regular letter to any country outside the European Union, displays a tree frog. The European tree frog was included in the stamp series because of the project initiated in 1988 by the specialists of Riga Zoo for the restoration of this amphibian species in Latvia.