2003.08.21  Sweden Definitives - King Carl XVI Gustaf & Queen Silvia

On the stamps, a reprint of the 2000 issue with new colours and values, we see the Royal Couple in full gala. The Queen is wearing the cameo set ordered by the French Emperor Napoleon for Empress Josephine, his first wife. Both the King and Queen are wearing the blue ribbon of the Order of the Seraphim.   Issue Date 21 August 2003 Design NVI (5.50 SEK), King Carl XVI Gustaf 10 SEK, Queen Silvia Originals Bo Larsson after photos taken by Jonas Ekströmer Engraver Lars Sjööblom & Czeslaw Slania Typography Lars Sjööblom Stamp size 31.25 x 31.25 mm Colour 1-colour Format Coil Printing recess Printer Sweden Post Stamps, Stockholm

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