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2016 150th Anniv. of the Battle of Vis (Lissa) - Joint Issue Croatia - Slovenia - Souvenir Sheet

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Issue Date: 18.07.2016
Designer: Edi Berk, designer from Slovenia
Illustrator: Georg Decker, Carl Frederik Sørensen
Printer: Zrinski d.d., Čakovec
Process: Offset
Colours: 4
Size: Stamp size: 29.82 x 35.50 mm, Souvenir sheet size: 96.50 x 79.50 mm
Values: 7.60 HRK

About 150th Anniv. of the Battle of Vis (Lissa) - Joint Issue Croatia - Slovenia

Parallel with the Austro-Prussian War (from June until August 1866), Italy initiated also the so called Third Italian War of Independence, in which it was defeated by the Habsburg Monarchy in the mainland Battle of Custozza (24 June) and in the debacle of its fleet in the sea Battle of Lissa/Vis (on 20 July). Due to the successes of Prussia also Italy got important territorial gains: Mantova, region Veneto and the greater part of Furlani.

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