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 Bart Perdieus
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| 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 | 30 + 15 Centimes |
| Catalog code (Michel) | BE 238I |
| Catalog code | Belgium BE 272D Unificato BE 272D |
| Stamp colour | blue / gold / red brown |
| Stamp use | Semi Postal stamp |
| Print run | 5.000 |
| Issue date | 19/08/1929 |
| Designer | Anto Carte |
| Print technique | photogravure and Typography |
| Printed by | Sips-Cattoir, Brussels |
| Perforation | 11 1/2 |
| Height | 38.00 mm |
| Width | 27.00 mm |
| Catalog prices | No catalog prices set yet |
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