NATIONAL SPECIES - RED CORAL

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Mineral by its skeleton, vegetable by appearance, but truthfully an animal, red coral, Corallium rubrum, has fascinated mankind since the prehistoric era. Essentially an endemic species to the Mediterranean, its magical and medicinal properties feature in many legends. The red coral lives affixed on substratum rocks from 5 m deep, but it can be most often found in depths ranging from 30 to 400 m. Over time, it grew very appreciated as a commercial commodity, notably for its use in jewellery. It is a species whose fishing is regulated.

Caractéristiques
Part Second part
Year 2017
Design Noëlle LE GUILLOUZIC
Printing process Offset
Size of the stamp 40.85 x 30 mm horizontal
Quantity of issue 220,000 stamps
Note Sheet of 10 stamps with illuminations