REGION: Asia
COUNTRY: Mongolia
YEAR PRINTED: 1984
VALUE: 30 tugrik
This stamp forms part of a set of eight issued by Mongolia in 1984 to celebrate the traditional Tsam Hindo-Buddhist masked dance. This is one of several sets of Mongolian postage stamps featuring Tsam masks issued after the fall of Communism. This stamp depicts Zamindi, also known as Idam, a fierce deity that protects the Buddhist religion.