Issue date: 18 Jan, 2021
Basic Series 2021. Flag and coat of arms
The flag, anthem, and coat of arms are the three official symbols of the Principality of Andorra, as established in the Constitution, the regulations governing their use, and the legal definition of the 1996 law on the use of the state symbols.
This year’s Basic Series features these three symbols, with the flag as the background of the stamp, with the coat of arms and the official name of the state superimposed on it.
In the middle of the three vertical blue, yellow and red stripes of the flag, the coat of arms of the Principality displays in its quarters the emblems of the four traditional rulers of the country: the Bishops of Urgell, the Counts of Foix, the Viscounts of Bearne, and Catalonia. The motto Virtus Unita Fortior is shown below the escutcheon.
The flag of the Principality of Andorra takes its colours from the French and Catalan flags as they were when it was designed in 1866, when Napoleón III decided to add blue to emphasise French sovereignty.
From 1931 to 1939 the flag was used with vertical or horizontal bands, the latter without the coat of arms; the vertical bands recalled the flag of the French Republic, and the horizontal bands the flag of the second Spanish Republic.
From 1939 the flag most used officially had vertical bands and a more elaborate escutcheon, to differentiate it from other flags with the same tricolour combination. In 1971 it was established as an official flag.
Finally, with the approval of the 1993 Constitution and the country’s entry into the United Nations in 1994, the current format of the flag was established.
Rate A - €0.75. For a “standard” letter or postcard within Spain, up to 20 g.
Rate A2 - €0.85. For a “standard” letter or postcard within Spain, between 20 g and 50 g.
Rate B - €1.65. For a “standard” Ordinary International letter or postcard addressed to Europe (including Greenland), up to 20 g.
Rate C - €1.75. For a “standard” Ordinary International letter or postcard addressed to the rest of the world (except USA, Canada, Japan, Australia and New Zealand), up to 20 g.
Rate D - €2.10. For a “standard” Ordinary International letter or postcard addressed to the USA, Canada, Japan, Australia and New Zealand, up to 20 g.