# World Stamp Catalogue/Moldova/2000
## Mihai Eminescu - 150th anniversary.

| January 15. | | | | |
| Image | Image | Image | Description | Notes |
| 376-380-377 379-monument-378 | 376-380-377 379-monument-378 | 376-380-377 379-monument-378 | Miniature sheets 21 376 - Raluca Eminovici (1816-1876). Mother of the poet. 377 - Gheorghe Eminovici (1812-1884). Father of the poet. 378 - Iosif Vulcan (1841-1907). Editor of the magazine “Family”, that published Eminescu’s first poem. 379 - Veronica Micle (1850-1889). Poetess, “sweet friend” of Eminescu. 380 - Mihai Eminescu (1850-1889). The great national poet, after a photograph of the years 1885-1886. Michel Catalogue Number 345-349 | |

## Children’s world. Fairy tales characters.

| February 15. | Perf 14 | Perf 14 | Perf 14 | Perf 14 |
| Image | Michel Catalogue Number | Description | Reference | Notes |
| 381 | 350 | Ileana Cosânzeana. A fairy tale character that embodies female physical and spiritual beauty. | | |
| 382 | 351 | Fairy tale character Făt-Frumos defeating the dragon. | | |
| 383 | 352 | Fairy tale character Harap Alb riding the magical horse. | | |

## Outstanding personalities.

| February 26. | Perf 13$^3$/$_4$:14 | Perf 13$^3$/$_4$:14 | Perf 13$^3$/$_4$:14 | Perf 13$^3$/$_4$:14 |
| Image | Michel Catalogue Number | Description | Reference | Notes |
| 384 | 353 | Toma Ciorbă (1864-1936). Doctor-humanist. | | |
| 385 | 354 | Henri Coandă (1886-1972). Engineer and scientist, designer of the first jet airplane of the world (1910). | | |
| 386 | 355 | Guglielmo Marconi (1874-1937). Italian physicist and inventor that carried out for the first time cable-free transmission of a telegram (1896) and the first telegraphic radio-transmission (1899). Nobel Prize winner (1909). | | |
| 387 | 356 | Norbert Wiener (1894-1964). American mathematician, founder of cybernetics (1948). | | |

## The XXth century. Remarkable events.

| April 12. | Perf 14 | Perf 14 | Perf 14 | Perf 14 |
| Image | Michel Catalogue Number | Description | Reference | Notes |
| 388 | 357 | Conquer of the space. Years shown: 1961 - the first flight of man to the space; 1969 - the first moon-landing. | | |
| 389 | 358 | Discovery of nuclear energy. Creation of a very efficient (nevertheless extremely dangerous) source of artificial energy. | | |
| 390 | 359 | Global computerisation. Map of the world on a computer screen, symbolising the global computerisation of the society. | | |
| 391 | 360 | Blessed approaching. The meeting of Pope Joan Paul II with P. F. Teoctist, Patriarch of the Romanian orthodox church. | | |

## 2000 years of birth of Jesus Christ. The Holy Easter.

| April 30. | Perf 14:13$^3$/$_4$ | Perf 14:13$^3$/$_4$ | Perf 14:13$^3$/$_4$ | Perf 14:13$^3$/$_4$ |
| Image | Michel Catalogue Number | Description | Reference | Notes |
| 392 | 361 | Icon Resurrection of Jesus Christ (1841). National Fine Arts Museum. | | |
| 393 | 362 | Icon Resurrection of Jesus Christ (XIXth c.). National Fine Arts Museum. | | |

## Europe 2000.

| May 9. | Perf 14 | Perf 14 | Perf 14 | Perf 14 |
| Image | Michel Catalogue Number | Description | Reference | Notes |
| 394 | 363 | 50 years of Robert Schuman’s declaration. The declaration laid the foundation of the European Union. | | |

## Exhibitions 2000.

| May 30. | Perf 14:13$^3$/$_4$ | Perf 14:13$^3$/$_4$ | Perf 14:13$^3$/$_4$ | Perf 14:13$^3$/$_4$ |
| Image | Michel Catalogue Number | Description | Reference | Notes |
| 395 | 364 | Exhibition EXPO-2000. Hanover (1, June - 31, October). Man - Nature - Technology. | | |
| 396 | 365 | Exhibition WIPA-2000. Vienna (30, May - 4, June). International philatelic exhibition. | | |

## Cave monasteries and wood churches.

| August 12. | Perf 14 | Perf 14 | Perf 14 | Perf 14 |
| Image | Michel Catalogue Number | Description | Reference | Notes |
| 397 | 366 | Cave monastery (XVI- XVIIth cc.). Ţipova. | | |
| 398 | 367 | Wood church St. Nicolae (1791). Heciul Vechi. | | |
| 399 | 368 | Wood church Cover of the Holy Virgin (XVIII- XIth cc.). Palanca (Edineţ). | | |
| 400 | 369 | Cave monastery (XV- XVIth c.). Butuceni. | | |

## Olympic Summer Games. Sydney - 2000.

| September 15. | Perf 14:13$^3$/$_4$ | Perf 14:13$^3$/$_4$ | Perf 14:13$^3$/$_4$ | Perf 14:13$^3$/$_4$ |
| Image | Michel Catalogue Number | Description | Reference | Notes |
| 401 | 370 | Judo. | | |
| 402 | 371 | Graeco-Roman wrestling. | | |
| 403 | 372 | Weightlifting. | | |

## UNESCO. International day of teacher.

| Oktober 5. | Perf 14 | Perf 14 | Perf 14 | Perf 14 |
| Image | Michel Catalogue Number | Description | Reference | Notes |
| 404 | 373 | A thoughtful child. On the background - a school-class in work. | | |
| 405 | 374 | Romanian language class. The teacher is explaining the lesson. On the blackboard is written a quatrain from the “Our language” poem by Alexei Mateevici. | | |

## 2000 years of birth of Jesus Christ. Christmas.

| November 11. | Perf 13$^3$/$_4$ | Perf 13$^3$/$_4$ | Perf 13$^3$/$_4$ | Perf 13$^3$/$_4$ |
| Image | Michel Catalogue Number | Description | Reference | Notes |
| 406 | 375 | Icon Prayer of the shepherds (XVI-XVIIth cc.). National Fine Arts Museum. | | |
| 407 | 376 | Icon Birth of Jesus Christ (XIXth c.). National Fine Arts Museum. | | |
| 408 | 408 | 408 | Miniature sheets 22 Icon Wonderworking Holy Virgin from Hârbovţ (XIXth c.). National Fine Arts Museum. Michel Catalogue Number 377 | Miniature sheets 22 Icon Wonderworking Holy Virgin from Hârbovţ (XIXth c.). National Fine Arts Museum. Michel Catalogue Number 377 |