Sovereign Military Hospitaller
Order of St John of Jerusalem of
Rhodes and of Malta

The Art of the Goldsmith (2019)

Arte dell'oreficeria

On sale Yes
Face value Complete set 7,90 €
Stamp description

in the continuation of the theme dedicated to the art of goldsmithing, closely related to jewellery, the stamps present:

€ 0.05 – Etruscan art: Gold necklace (det. pendant) (6th cent. BC).
Paris, Louvre Museum. ©2019. De Agostini Picture Library/Scala, Florence;

€1.00 – Roman art: Gold bust of Marcus Aurelius (2nd cent. AD).
Avenches, Musée Romain. ©2019. De Agostini Picture Library/Scala, Florence;

€1.10 – Byzantine art: Perfume burner in the shape of a building.
Venice, St Mark’s Basilica (Treasury). ©2019. Photo Scala, Florence;

€ 1.15 – Frankish art: Bracket Fibula.
Florence, Museo Nazionale del Bargello. ©2019. Foto Scala, Florence – courtesy of Ministero Beni e Attività Culturali e del Turismo;

€ 2.00 – Venetian helmet.
Florence, Museo Nazionale del Bargello. ©2019. Foto Scala, Florence – courtesy of Ministero Beni e Attività Culturali e del Turismo;

€ 2.60 – Reliquary of St. Ambrose.
Florence, Medici Chapels. ©2019. Foto Scala, Florence – courtesy of Ministero Beni e Attività Culturali e del Turismo.

Date of issue 15 July 2019.
Face values six stamps (€ 0.05, € 1.00, € 1.10, € 1.15, € 2.00 and € 2.60) for a total of € 7,90.
Size 40 x 52 mm.
Perforation 13 x 13.
Print run five thousand complete sets.
Stamp sheet nine stamps.
Printed by offset. Cartor Security Printing, La Loupe, Francia.