21 francs 1999 - Auguste Beernaert


21 francs 1999 - Auguste Beernaert
Added by Bart Perdieus
General Description : Auguste Marie François Beernaert (26 July 1829 – 6 October 1912) was the 14th Prime Minister of Belgium from October 1884 to March 1894.

Born in Ostend, he was elected to the Chamber of Deputies in 1873, and became Minister of Public Works under Jules Malou, greatly improving the rail, canal and road systems. After his tenure as Prime Minister, he represented Belgium at the Hague conventions of 1899 and 1907. He was also co-winner (with Paul d'Estournelles de Constant) of the Nobel Peace Prize in 1909 for his work at the Permanent Court of Arbitration. He died in Lucerne, Switzerland.

Joint issue with Sweden
Face value 21 Francs
Catalog code (Michel) BE 2891
Catalog code (Scott) BE 1750
Catalog code Yvert et Tellier BE 2839 Stanley Gibbons BE 3510 Belgium BE 2839 Unificato BE 2839
Stamp colour blue black / olive yellow
Stamp use Commemorative stamp
Print run 2.748.330
Issue date 30/09/1999
Designer Johanna Rubin Dranger /Czeslaw Slania / Myriam Voz / Thierry Martin
Paper type phosphorescent
Print technique photogravure and recess
Perforation 11 1/2
Height 38.00 mm
Width 27.00 mm
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