Ulaanbaatar
“Mongol Stamps” exhibition opens
Art & CultureUlaanbaatar /MONTSAME/ This exhibition opened last weekend in the National Museum of Mongolia.
It has been displaying some 100 historically important stamps and seals that have been selected from 1,500--used from the Mongolian ancient times to the beginning of the 20th century for state and policy actions, such as stamps of a high-level military servicemen during Yuan Dynasty, seals related to diplomatic services, or used by a famous Lama in the last century.
Visitors are attracted to many items including a stamp used by Marshal Kh.Choibalsan, a leader of the People’s Republic of Mongolia, an impression of a hand-made seal with his name, his signature, and a picture of horse.
As known, state seals of the 13th century had Mongol and Dorvoljin scripts /”square-shaped script”/, while seals of Mongolian administrative units under Manchuria rule usually had Mongol and Manchu scripts. Since the restoration of independence in 1911, administrative organs of Mongolia started using seals with the Soyombo, Mongolian and Dorvoljin scripts. The Soyombo is still used. In connection with changing the state emblem of Mongolia by the Constitution adopted in 1940, seals became round-shaped, six years later, Cyrillic alphabet was introduced in seals.
The “Mongol Stamps” exhibition will continue until end of this month. The National Museum plans to open other exhibitions named “Mongolian heritage: Mongolian bow” in June, and “Mongolian culture of horse” in July.
