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 Bart Perdieus
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| General Description : | Chiro is a Flemish youth organisation, founded on Christian values, now only tenuously held, with 94,311 members. While mainly focusing on having fun, it also aims at developing youngsters' responsibility and skills. The name Chiro is a combination of the Greek letters chi (χ) and rho (ρ), which are the first letters of Christos, the Greek form of Christ. It was introduced by Jos Cleymans in an issue of Het Katholiek Patronaat, describing the youth of Chiro (Chirojeugd). At first, it was only about a new way to entertain children on Sunday, while also teaching Catholic values. In 1941 Jos and some of his fellow priests founded the organization. The members are divided into several sections according to their age. This division is not strict and not always applied in every individual group. Ribbels: 6–8 years old (not in every Chiro group) Speelclub: 8–10 years old, if there are ribbels, else 6–9 years old Rakwi: 10–12 years old, if there are ribbels, else 9–12 years old (rakkers (boys) & kwiks (girls)) Tito: 12–14 years old (tippers (girls) & toppers (boys)) Keti: 14–16 years old (kerels (boys) & tiptiens (girls)) Aspi(rant): 16–18 years old |
| Face value | 10 Francs |
| Catalog code (Michel) | BE 2197 |
| Catalog code (Scott) | BE 1177 |
| Catalog code | Yvert et Tellier BE 2145 Stanley Gibbons BE 2800 AFA number BE 2201 Belgium BE 2145 Unificato BE 2145 |
| Stamp colour | multicolour |
| Stamp use | Commemorative stamp |
| Print run | 3.600.000 |
| Issue date | 15/09/1984 |
| Designer | Herbert Binneweg |
| Print technique | photogravure |
| Perforation | 11 1/2 |
| Height | 28.00 mm |
| Width | 39.00 mm |
| Catalog prices | No catalog prices set yet |
