Verigar, from verige meaning chains, was the first postage stamp series of the State of Slovenes, Croats and Serbs. It was issued in Slovenia after the dissolution of the Austro-Hungarian monarchy at the end of World War I. The stamp depicts a slave breaking the chains. The scene symbolizes the liberation of the Slavic peoples from Austria-Hungary.
Author of the item: Ivan Vavpotič
Place of origin: Ljubljana
Date of creation: 1918-1919
Collection: Philatelic collection
Inventory number: 31727
Material: paper
