100 Years of Imperial Insurance Code, Germany

Federal Republic of Germany · 1989 · 40 Pf

The stamp features a stylized red letter 'R' on a light background, with the text '100 JAHRE REICHSVERSICHERUNGSORDNUNG' and 'DEUTSCHE BUNDESPOST 40'.

This stamp commemorates the 100th anniversary of the Reich Insurance Code (Reichsversicherungsordnung), a landmark piece of social legislation enacted in 1889 that laid the foundation for Germany's social security system.