About this stamp
On the Stamp
The ₹5 stamp shows a close view of amethyst crystals, the purple variety of quartz, with the emblem of the 36th Congress at the centre: crossed hammers inside a star, ringed by the Latin words “XXXVI Geologorum Conventus” and the Congress motto “Mente et Malleo”. The word “Amethyst” runs up the left side, with its Hindi name below.
The 36th International Geological Congress
The International Geological Congress, described as the Olympics of the geosciences, is held every four years under the aegis of the International Union of Geological Sciences and draws around 5,000–7,000 delegates from around the world. India hosted the 36th Congress, under the theme “Geosciences: The Basic Science for a Sustainable Future”, on a virtual platform from 20 to 22 March 2022.
The Congress was supported by the Ministry of Mines and the Ministry of Earth Sciences, with scientific support from the Indian National Science Academy and the science academies of Bangladesh, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. The Geological Survey of India was its nodal organisation.
The Issue
India Post issued two stamps on 20 March 2022, the first day of the Congress: Amethyst at ₹5 and Himalaya at ₹10. 311,100 of each were printed by wet offset at the Security Printing Press, Hyderabad. The brochure credits the stamps to Shri Anuj.
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