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Coat of Arms of Mérida

Country:

Venezuela

Series:

Santiago de Merida Founding, 400th Anniv.

Catalog codes:

ColnectIsBest

Themes:

Anniversaries and Jubilees | Coats of Arms

Issued on:

1958-10-09

Colors:

Lilac

Printers:

Bundesdruckerei Berlin

Format:

Stamp

Emission:

Commemorative

Perforation:

comb 13½

Printing:

Photogravure

Face value:

0.35 Bs. - Venezuelan bolívar

Print run:

500,000

Score:

40% Accuracy: High

Description:

Mérida, officially known as Santiago de los Caballeros de Mérida, is the capital of the municipality of Libertador and the state of Mérida, and is one of the main cities of the Venezuelan Andes. It was founded in 1558 by Captain Juan Rodríguez Suárez, forming part of Nueva Granada, but later became part of the Captaincy General of Venezuela and played an active role in the War of Independence.

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