Efecte poştale consacrate Sărbătorii naţionale Limba noastră cea română

The Great National Assembly on August 27, 1989 remains the culmination of the national liberation movement, which, along with other issues, put forward the demand to proclaim the Moldavian (Romanian) language as the state language and return to the Latin script. During the session of the Supreme Council of the MSSR, which was held from August 29, 1989 to September 1, 1989, after a heated debate, a number of laws were adopted, including on the transition to Latin script. On August 31, 1989, the Supreme Council of the MSSR adopted a decree according to which the Moldavian language (identical to Romanian) was proclaimed the official language of the Republic of Moldova. It was the deepest expression of national will and the guarantor of historical and cultural law, and the day of August 31, 1989 remained the most significant victory in the process of national revival. Decree No. 147 of June 23, 1990 granted special status to this event, declaring August 31 the National Day of Our / Romanian Language – “Limba Noastră”, which is officially celebrated in different forms every year. In commemoration of this holiday, the State Enterprise “Post of Moldova” for many years has been issuing pieces of postal stationary, which, along with their functional purpose, also carry out a propaganda role, bearing a certain educational message. The National Museum of History of Moldova have a large collection of postal pieces on various themes, including ones dedicated to the “Limba Noastră” national holiday. Among them we should mention the standard postage stamp “10 years since returning to the Latin script” (by V. Roşca) issued on August 21, 1999, the postcard “August 31, 1989. Limba Noastră” (by E. Karachentsev) produced in 2004, and the postal envelope “25 years since returning to the Latin script. 1989-2014” (by A. Cojocari) produced in 2013. The collection includes also special imprinted stamps that the Post of Moldova uses to commemorate the “Limba Noastră” Day, both at the Central Post Office (Chişinău) and at post offices in other towns of the republic (Orhei, Floreşti, Glodeni, and others). The format of the stamps is different, as the designers strive to combine artistic aspect with functionality as successfully as possible.