Added by | Bart Perdieus |
General Description : | The Afsluitdijk is a major causeway in the Netherlands, constructed between 1927 and 1933 and running from Den Oever on Wieringen in North Holland province, to the village of Zurich in Friesland province, over a length of 32 kilometres (20 mi) and a width of 90 m, at an initial height of 7.25 m above sea-level. It is a fundamental part of the larger Zuiderzee Works, damming off the Zuiderzee, a salt water inlet of the North Sea, and turning it into the fresh water lake of the IJsselmeer. |
Face value | 39 Euro Cent |
Catalog code (Michel) | 2089 |
Stamp colour | silver |
Stamp use | Mini-sheet stamp |
Print run | 800.000 |
Issue date | 01/02/2003 |
Designer | Reynoud Homan |
Catalog prices | No catalog prices set yet |