Designed by painter To Minh Trang, the stamp symbolizes APEC Vietnam 2017 with stylized images of oars and lac birds on a Dong Son bronze drum with 21 sun rays representing the 21 APEC member economies. All the symbols appear on a globe background.

The stamp highlights the importance of the APEC Meeting to the global economy as well as Vietnam’s strategic vision for a peaceful, stable, and developed Asia-Pacific.