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第23回国民体育大会 << 1968年(昭和43年) 10月1日 >> 2-4-231

23th National Athletic Meet Issued on October 1, 1968 (Showa 43)

23th National Athletic Meet Issued on October 1, 1968 (Showa 43) The 23rd National Athletic Meet was held mainly in Fukui Prefecture in 1968.The slogan is "bright, clean and strong".Since this 23rd National Athletic Meet is the 100th anniversary of the Meiji era, the official name is "The 23rd National Athletic Meet of the 100th Anniversary of the Meiji Era". The stamps are designed for women's gymnastics, Fukui Prefecture's flower "narcissus" and Tojinbo (a steep cliff coast).