Se-tenant: Year of the Snake (Gibraltar 2013)
Year of the Snake (Gibraltar 2013)
30 January (Gibraltar ) within release Chinese New Year (2013) - Year of the Snake goes into circulation Se-tenant Year of the Snake face value 142 Gibraltar penny
| Se-tenant Year of the Snake in catalogues | |
|---|---|
| Michel: | Mi:GI 1425-1425 |
| Stamp Number: | Sn:GI 1364 |
| Stanley Gibbons: | Sg:GI 1488a |
Se-tenant is horizontal format.
Horizontal pair printed together se-tenant in sheetlets of 10 (2 x 5).Se-tenant Year of the Snake it reflects the thematic directions:
Chinese New Year or the Spring Festival (see also § Names) is a festival that celebrates the beginning of a new year on the traditional lunisolar Chinese calendar. Marking the end of winter and the beginning of spring, observances traditionally take place from Chinese New Year's Eve, the evening preceding the first day of the year, to the Lantern Festival, held on the 15th day of the year. The first day of Chinese New Year begins on the new moon that appears between 21 January and 20 February
