THE 200TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE BATTLE OF AUSTERLITZ
ISSUE OF THE COMMEMORATIVE MINIATURE SHEET
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THE EUROPEAN EXHIBITION OF POSTAGE STAMPS BRNO 2005 THE 200TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE BATTLE OF AUSTERLITZ |
ISSUE OF THE COMMEMORATIVE MINIATURE SHEET |
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| Date of issue: | 4. 5. 2005 | |
| Face value: | 30 CZK | |
| Printing sheets: | 140 x 111 mm | |
| Size of the stamp: | 54,5 x 44,5 mm | |
| Graphic Arrangement: | Zdeněk Ziegler | |
| Engraver: | Václav Fajt | |
| Method of printing: | recess print from flat plate in black combined with coloured offset |
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| Subject of the stamp: | oil painting Napoleon before the Battle of Austerlitz by Louis-Francois Lejeune (1775-1848) from 1808 featuring the atmosphere on the eve of the battle when Napoleon with his generals interrogates Moravian farmers. The picture is deposited at the chateau in Versailles. | |
| Catalogue No.: | 0435 | |
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