450 Years Peace of Augsburg

Germany · 2005 · 0.55€

The stamp design features a stylized '450' incorporating a dove and a cross, commemorating the 450th anniversary of the Peace of Augsburg. The text '450 JAHRE AUGSBURGER RELIGIONSFRIEDEN' is prominently displayed.

This stamp commemorates the 450th anniversary of the Peace of Augsburg, a pivotal 1555 treaty that granted legal recognition to Lutheranism in the Holy Roman Empire. It established the principle that a ruler's religion determined the religion of their territory, ending decades of religious conflict.