Germany Germania Issue, 10 Pfennig Carmine Rose

Germany · 1900 · 10 Pfennig

This definitive stamp features the allegorical figure of Germania, a personification of the German nation. She is depicted in profile, wearing armor and a crown of oak leaves, symbolizing strength and endurance. The design, created by artist Paul Waldraff with actress Anna Führing as the model, became an iconic and long-running series for the German Reich.

Issued at the turn of the 20th century, the Germania series represented the confidence and national identity of the German Empire under Kaiser Wilhelm II. These stamps were in use through World War I and the early Weimar Republic.