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沖縄復帰20年 << 1992年(平成4年) 5月15日 >> 2-5-83

20th Anniv. of The Reversion of Okinawa Issued on May 15, 1992 (Heisei 4)

20th Anniv. of The Reversion of Okinawa Issued on May 15, 1992 (Heisei 4)
The return to Japan in Okinawa was due to the return of the administration of Okinawa from the United States to Japan on May 15, 1972 (Showa 47). The official name of the agreement signed between Japan and the United States of America is "Agreement between Japan and the United States of America on the Ryukyu Islands and the Daito Islands." The stamp is issued to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the return of Okinawa to Japan, and is designed with "Shurijo Castle, Asahi and Swallows".