11 Francs 1993 - Ommegang of Brussels


11 Francs 1993 - Ommegang of Brussels
Added by Bart Perdieus
General Description : The Ommegang of Brussels is a traditional procession that takes place now twice a year, at the turn of June and July.

Originally it was the largest lustral procession of Brussels which took place once a year on the Sunday before Pentecost.

The term Ommegang, in Latin "circumambulatio" means "walking around" in Old Flemish and it is an old historical evocation of Brussels.
Face value 15 Francs
Catalog code (Michel) BE 2561
Catalog code Stamp Number BE 1491 Yvert et Tellier BE 2509 Stanley Gibbons BE 3172 Belgium BE 2509 Unificato BE 2509
Stamp colour multicolor
Stamp use Commemorative stamp
Print run 3.000.000
Issue date 05/06/1993
Designer R. De Brouwer
Print technique photogravure
Perforation 11 1/2
Height 28.00 mm
Width 41.00 mm
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