150 Years of Paulskirchen Constitution and 50 Years of Parliamentary Council

Germany · 1998 · 100 Pfennig, 300 Pfennig

This stamp block features two stamps commemorating key moments in German democracy. The left stamp depicts the opening session of the Parliamentary Council, while the right stamp shows the First German National Assembly in the Paulskirche.

The block commemorates the 150th anniversary of the Paulskirchen Constitution, Germany's first attempt at a unified democratic constitution, and the 50th anniversary of the Parliamentary Council, which drafted the Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany.