100 Years of Social Insurance

Germany · 1981 · 80 Pfennig

The stamp features a stylized graphic representing people or a community, with the text '100 JAHRE SOZIALVERSICHERUNG' and 'DEUTSCHE BUNDESPOST 80 PFENNIG'. The design uses abstract shapes and colors to convey unity and support.

This stamp commemorates the centenary of social insurance in Germany, a pioneering system introduced by Otto von Bismarck in 1883. It laid the groundwork for modern welfare states by providing health, accident, and old-age insurance.