3 + 1 Francs 1928 - Orval Abbey - Legend of Orval


3 + 1 Francs 1928 - Orval Abbey - Legend of Orval
Added by Bart Perdieus
General Description : There is a legend of the abbey's foundation, purporting to explain the name '"Orval" and the coat of arms. According to this, the widowed Mathilda of Tuscany was visiting the site, when she lost her wedding ring in a spring, to her great distress. When she prayed for the return of the ring, a trout appeared on the surface of the water with the ring in its mouth. She exclaimed "Truly this place is a Val d'Or (Golden Valley)", from which the name "Orval" is derived, and in gratitude made available the funds for the foundation of the monastery here. The abbey arms show the trout and ring. The spring still supplies water to the monastery and its brewery.
Face value 3 + 1 Francs
Catalog code (Michel) BE 241
Catalog code Stamp Number BE B75 Yvert et Tellier BE 264 Stanley Gibbons BE 467 AFA number BE 241 Belgium BE 264 Unificato BE 264
Stamp colour orange
Stamp use Semi Postal stamp
Print run 128.693
Issue date 15/09/1928
Designer Anto Carte
Print technique recess
Printed by Sips-Cattoir, Brussels
Perforation 11 1/2
Height 38.00 mm
Width 27.00 mm
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