Women in German history series
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Women in German history (Frauen der deutschen Geschichte) is a definitive stamp series issued in the Federal Republic of Germany and West Berlin from 1986 to 1990, and in reunited Germany 1990 to 2003. The series was replaced by the current definitive series Blumen (flowers) from 3 January 2005.
Description
The stamps were designed by Gerd and Oliver Aretz.
Each stamp represents a portrait of a famous German woman. Two are Austrian: Lise Meitner and Bertha von Suttner. The color of the portrait is different from the colour of the country name and denomination.
The name of the country on the stamps changed according to German history :
- "Deutsche Bundespost" (Federal German Post), 1986–1990 in Western Germany and 1990–1995 in reunited Germany,
- "Deutsche Bundespost — Berlin", 1986–1990 for a use in West Berlin,
- "Deutschland" (Germany) since 1995.
The currency of the denomination changed too with the introduction of the euro:
- 1986 to 2000, expressed in pfennig and without a unit. For example: "100" for 100 pfennig (or 1 deutsche Mark).
- in 2000 and 2001, the denomination is in pfennig and in euro (with use of € symbol).
- since 2002, only euro is used with the € symbol.
List of the stamps
Women in German history (FRG and West Berlin)
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Women in German history (after German reunification)
Women in German history (in euro)
| Denomination in Pfennig and euro |
Woman | Michel catalog | Date of issue | Image | Known for being |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denomination in Pfennig and euro | |||||
| 100 / 0,51 € | Grethe Weiser | 2149 | 9 November 2000 | File:Grethe Weiser.jpg | actress |
| 110 / 0,56 € | Käte Strobel | 2150 | 9 November 2000 | File:Stamp Käte Strobel.jpg | government minister |
| 220 / 1,12 € | Marieluise Fleißer | 2158 | 11 January 2001 | File:Marieluise Fleißer (timbre allemand).jpg | writer |
| 300 / 1,53 € | Nelly Sachs | 2159 | 11 January 2001 | Nobel Prize–winning author | |
| Denomination in euro only | |||||
| 0,45 € | Annette von Droste-Hülshoff | 2295 | 27 December 2002 | File:Frauen 045 ct Annette von Droste-Hülshoff.png | poet |
| 0,55 € | Hildegard Knef | 2296 | 27 December 2002 | File:Frauen 055 ct Hildegard Knef.png | actress, singer, and writer |
| 1,00 € | Marie Juchacz | 2305 | 16 January 2003 | File:Marie Juchacz (timbre allemand).jpg | political activist |
| 1,44 € | Esther von Kirchbach | 2297 | 27 December 2002 | File:Stamp Esther von Kirchbach.jpg | writer |
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See also
- List of people on stamps of Germany
- Stamp catalogues: Michel catalog, Stanley Gibbons, Yvert et Tellier
References
- Kroemer, Michael (4 May 2000). "40 Jahre Briefmarkengestaltung (40 years of stamp design)" (in German). Bergische Universität Wuppertal. Archived from the original on 29 September 2007. Retrieved 7 December 2007.
- "Die Dauerserie "Frauen der deutschen Geschichte"" (in German). 1 January 2002. Retrieved 2007-12-07.
- "Brief History Of German Postage Stamps". Retrieved 7 December 2007.
External links
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