TRANSNISTRIA
(Pridnestrovie or Pridnestrovskaia Moldavskaia Respublica)Stamps inscribed 'ТирасполЬ 30-VI-92' (overprint on Soviet stamps), 'Почта' and CoA, 'ПМР', or 'Почта ПМР' with or without 'PMR'.
<- 1990 Part of Soviet Union
1990 -> Unrecognised, de-facto independent republic, officially part of Moldova
Stamps of Transnistria are only valid for inland postage, and in direct postal
exchange with Abkhazia, Nagorno-Karabakh (?), and South-Ossetia. Use on mail to
Russia is also known.
From 1990: 1 Ruble (SUR) = 100 Kopeks
From 1993: 1 'Stamped' Transnistrian Ruble = 100 Kopeks (= 1 SUR)
From 1994: 1 Transnistrian Ruble = 100 Kopeks (= 1,000 'Stamped' Rubles)
From 2000: 1 (New) Transnistrian Ruble = 100 Kopeks (= 1,000,000 old Rubles)
Checklists > Countries > Transnistria Heraldic Cats List status: Incomplete / under construction
If you have corrections or addendae to this list, please send an e-mail to checklists@catstamps.org.HERALDIC CATS
Issue Item code Item type Face value Remarks SC 1994 Coats of Arms MDTN19990227 ST A 1 Stamp A Heraldic Lion
Lion Couchant Guardant
Historical CoA of Bendery
PST 57AiMDTN19990227 ST A 2 Stamp A Heraldic Lion
Lion Couchant Guardant
Historical CoA of Bendery
Colour-shift viariety of
MDTN19990227 ST A 1
PST 57AiiMDTN19990227 IMP A 1 Imperforate stamp A Heraldic Lion
Lion Couchant Guardant
Historical CoA of Bendery
PST 57PMDTN19990227 MS AAABB Miniature sheet 3 x A
+ 2 x BHeraldic Lion (on one stamp)
Lion Couchant Guardant
Historical CoA of Bendery
5-stamp MS with
MDTN19990227 ST A 1
and 4 other stamps
PST B12AMDTN19990227 IMS AAABB Imperforate miniature sheet 3 x A
+ 2 x BHeraldic Lion (on one stamp)
Lion Couchant Guardant
Historical CoA of Bendery
5-stamp MS with
MDTN19990227 IMP A 1
and 4 other stamps
PST B12BMDTN19990227 FDC A 1 First Day Cover A Heraldic Lion (on stamp and cachet)
Lion Couchant Guardant
Historical CoA of Bendery
Official FDC with
MDTN19990227 ST A 1MDTN19990200 PRO A 1 Unnissued stamp essay A Heraldic Lion
Lion Couchant Guardant
Historical CoA of Bendery
Red shield
PST 57EIMDTN19990200 PRO A 6 Unnissued stamp essay A Heraldic Lion
Lion Couchant Guardant
Historical CoA of Bendery
Yellow shield
PST 57EIIMDTN19990200 PRO 5xA 1 Unnissued miniature sheet essay 5 x A Heraldic Lion (on one stamp)
Lion Couchant Guardant
Historical CoA of Bendery
Red shield
5-stamp MS with
MDTN19990200 PRO A 1
and 4 other stamps
PST B12E2008 600th Anniversary of Bendery City MDTN20081008 ST E 8 Stamp E Heraldic Lion
Lion Couchant Guardant
Historical CoA of Bendery
Imperforate stamp
PST 252MDTN20081008 MS EEPP
Specimen overprinted
"ОБРАЗЕЦ"Miniature sheet EEPP
(2 x E
+ 2 x P)Heraldic Lion
Lion Couchant Guardant
Historical CoA of Bendery
Imperforate MS with
MDTN20081008 ST E 8
and 3 other stamps
PST B45I2014 20th Anniversary of the Treaty of Friendship Between Pridnestrovie and South Ossetia
Joint Issue with South Ossetia
MDTN20141226 ST E Stamp E Heraldic Snow Leopard
Snow Leopard Passant
South Ossetia CoA
PST 565MDTN20141226 FDC KE First Day Cover KE
(K + E)Heraldic Snow Leopard (on one stamp and cachet)
Snow Leopard Passant
South Ossetia CoA
Official FDC with
MDTN20141226 ST E
and another stamp2015 25th Anniversary of the Republic MDTN20150829 ST K Stamp K Heraldic Lion
Lion Couchant Guardant
Historical CoA of Bendery
PST 6012016 Coats of Arms of Imperial Russian Military Commanders MDTN20160206 ST A Stamp A Heraldic Lion
Two Lion Reguardant Supporters
Suvorov Family CoA
PST 652MDTN20160206 ST K2 Stamp K Heraldic Lion
Heraldic Leopard
Lion Rampant Guardant Supporter
Leopard Rampant Guardant Supporter
Rumyantsev Family CoA
PST 655MDTN20160206 ST K3 Stamp K Heraldic Lion
Lion Rampant
Sayn-Vitgenshtein Family CoA
PST 653Compiled by Geir Arveng with valuable information from D.G.Naryshkin, and the PMRstamps website.
Latest update: 9 April, 2017