Agate
Michel Reference
DZ 823
Stanley Reference
DZ 840
Yvert Reference
DZ 783
Scott Reference
DZ 712
Themes
Flora
Description
It is a cryptocrystalline variety of silica (SiO2).
The successive layers of the agate, finely zoned, are of varied colors.
It fills the cavities of eruptive rocks (geodes).
Agate is a mineral which was used to make jewelry in Antiquity.
It is currently used for the manufacture of utilitarian or decorative objects: table tops, vases, boxes, candlesticks, ashtrays, bowls, paperweights in particular.
Thanks to its hardness and resistance, agate is also used by various industries.
The successive layers of the agate, finely zoned, are of varied colors.
It fills the cavities of eruptive rocks (geodes).
Agate is a mineral which was used to make jewelry in Antiquity.
It is currently used for the manufacture of utilitarian or decorative objects: table tops, vases, boxes, candlesticks, ashtrays, bowls, paperweights in particular.
Thanks to its hardness and resistance, agate is also used by various industries.
Expiration date
07/11/1985
Size
34.6 x 27 mm
Colors
Polychrome
Designer
Ali Kerbouche
Printers
Courvoisier (Helio Courvoisier) S. A.
Perforation
12½ x 12¼
Printing
Photogravure
Face value
1,20 DA
Mint Value ($)
—
Used Value ($)
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Print run
300 000 exemplaires
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