2 Francs 1966 - Royal Meteorological Institute


2 Francs 1966 - Royal Meteorological Institute
Added by Bart Perdieus
General Description : The Royal Meteorological Institute of Belgium (French::L'Institut royal météorologique de Belgique or IRM) (Dutch::Koninklijk Meteorologisch Instituut or KMI) is a Belgian federal institute of the Belgian Federal Science Policy Office (BELSPO). It is located in Uccle and in Dourbes. The meteorological institute performs scientific research and provides public services on the sciences of the atmosphere and meteorological geophysics, hydrology, geomagnetism and magnetohydrodynamics.

The institute studies the physics, chemistry and dynamics of the atmosphere on a macro-, meso- or micro-scale. In addition the institute studies the effects of atmospheric disturbances on the surfaces of the continents and oceans, on electromagnetic and acoustic waves and on certain extraterrestrial phenomena. The institute gathers data which constitute a basis for studies in climatology and hydrology.
Face value 2 Francs
Catalog code (Michel) BE 1429
Catalog code (Scott) BE 666
Catalog code Yvert et Tellier BE 1376 Stanley Gibbons BE 1969 AFA number BE 1450 Belgium BE 1376 Unificato BE 1376
Stamp colour multicolor
Stamp use Commemorative stamp
Print run 3.500.000
Issue date 28/05/1966
Designer Leon Janssens / Oscar Bonnevalle
Print technique photogravure and recess
Perforation 11 1/2
Height 28.00 mm
Width 39.00 mm
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