The Arab Schools Games - 4 fils

The Arab Schools Games - 4 fils

Year
1963
Face Value
4
Mint Value
-
Used Value
-
Print Run
-
Themes
sport

Catalogs References

Michel
KW 205
Yvert & Tellier
KW 203
Stanley Gibbons
KW 206

Technical Details

Colors
Multicolor
Size
30 x 49 mm
Perforation
15 x 14
Printing
Photogravure
Printers
Harrison & Sons Ltd.
This commemorative issue documents Kuwait's strategic investment in youth development, regional diplomacy, and athletic collaboration during its post-independence era. The central artwork captures two young footballers in dynamic action contesting an old-fashioned stitched leather ball on a lined pitch, set against a distant marine horizon and an open sky. In the upper corner, the design features the official circular emblem of the Arab League. Historically, this release marks Kuwait hosting the inaugural multi-sport tournament for student-athletes from across the Arab world, a civic milestone engineered to foster pan-Arab unity, promote physical education within the state's rapidly expanding public school system, and establish the nation as a premier cultural hub for regional youth athletics.