17 Francs 1997 - Church of Our Lady - Laken (Brussels)


17 Francs 1997 - Church of Our Lady - Laken (Brussels)
Added by Bart Perdieus
General Description : This church was built from 1854 to 1872 on order of king Leopold I. Below the church is the Royal Crypt, where the Belgian kings and queens and some other royals (like f.i. empress Charlotte of Mexico) are buried. Also buried in this church (though not in the Royal Crypt) is Jozef cardinal Cardijn, founder of the Young Christian Workers Movement.
Face value 17 Francs
Catalog code (Michel) BE 2764
Catalog code (Scott) BE 1658
Catalog code Yvert et Tellier BE 2713 Stanley Gibbons BE 3389 Belgium BE 2712 Unificato BE 2712
Stamp colour multicolor
Stamp use Commemorative stamp
Print run 2.201.340
Issue date 05/07/1997
Designer Guillaume Broux / Steven Wilsens
Print technique photogravure and recess
Perforation 11 1/2
Height 28.00 mm
Width 38.00 mm
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