Heinrich der Löwe Commemorative

Germany · 1995 · 100 Pfennig

The stamp features a stylized, somewhat abstract portrait of Henry the Lion, with a lion's head integrated into the design, commemorating the 800th anniversary of his death.

This stamp commemorates the 800th anniversary of the death of Henry the Lion (1129/1131 – 1195), a powerful German prince and Duke of Saxony and Bavaria, significant in medieval German history.