Yugoslavia year 1980 stamps Winter Olympic Games Lake Placid full set MNH ** ���� Yugoslavia – 1980 Winter Olympic Games (Lake Placid) stamp �� Basic issue information Country: Yugoslavia (SFRY) Year: 1980 Issue: Winter Olympic Games – Lake Placid Date of issue: 13 February 1980 Face value: 4.90 dinars Catalog number: Michel 1821 �� Theme: Lake Placid Winter Olympics Commemorates the 1980 Winter Olympic Games held in Lake Placid, USA Yugoslavia participated with 15 athletes in 5 sports This issue also reflects Yugoslavia’s Olympic presence just 4 years before hosting Sarajevo 1984 �� Design details Main subject: Winter sport scene (commonly identified as figure skating / ice skating) Style: Dynamic sports illustration with motion and ice surface elements Colors: Multicolored, typical 1980s Yugoslav design Theme elements: Athlete in motion Olympic symbolism (winter sport discipline)
