Montenegro
Peter Petrovich Nyegosh and the National Poem of Montenegro
Nyegosh and a view of Mount Lovchen
Mount Lovchen
Mountain Church on the eve of the Feast of the Trinity
Chiefs at Cetinje Monastery
Folk dancing at Cetinje Monastery
On May 9, 1943, while under Italian Occupation, Montenegro issued a set of stamps commemorating the Prince-Bishop Peter Petrovich Nyegosh and the national poem of Montenegro. Quotations from
the national poem were printed on the back of the stamps. The five lowest values in the set are pictured here. The remaining values were a 50 centesimi, 1.25 lire, 2 lire, 5 lire and 20 lire.
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