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Women in German history (Frauen der deutschen Geschichte) is a definitive stamp series issued in the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG) and West Berlin from 1986 to 1990, and in reunited Germany 1990 to 2003. The series was replaced by the current definitive series Blumen (flowers) from 3 January 2005.
The stamps were designed by Gerd and Oliver Aretz.
Each stamp represents a portrait of a famous German woman. Two are Austrian: Lise Meitner and Bertha von Suttner. The color of the portrait is different from the color of the country name and denomination.
The name of the country on the stamps changed according to German history :
The currency of the denomination changed too with the introduction of the euro:
Even if it was a definitive stamp series, because of the Reunification of Germany some issues for Westberlin were used only a short time and stamps with postmarks from real post services (not the collectors postmarks like most of Berlin 12) are rare.
| Denomination in Pfennig | Woman | Michel catalog 2nd line for West Berlin | Date of issue | Known as |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Emma Ihrer | 1405 833 | 9 February 1989 | trade unionist |
| 10 | Paula Modersohn-Becker | 1359 806 | 14 April 1988 | painter |
| 20 | Cilly Aussem | 1365 811 | 5 May 1988 | tennis player |
| 40 | Maria Sibylla Merian | 1331 788 | 17 September 1987 | painter |
| 50 | Christine Teusch | 1304 770 | 13 November 1986 | politician |
| 60 | Dorothea Erxleben | 1332 824 | 17 September 1987 Berlin: 10 November 1988 | first woman doctor in Germany |
| 80 | Clara Schumann | 1305 771 | 13 November 1986 | pianist and composer |
| 100 | Therese Giehse | 1390 825 | 10 November 1988 | actress |
| 120 | Elisabeth Selbert | 1338 – | 6 November 1987 | influential on West German constitution |
| 130 | Lise Meitner | 1366 812 | 5 May 1988 | physicist |
| 140 | Cécile Vogt | 1432 848 | 10 August 1989 | neuropathologist |
| 170 | Hannah Arendt | 1391 826 | 10 November 1988 | philosopher, author |
| 180 | Lotte Lehmann | 1427 844 | 13 July 1989 | singer |
| 240 | Mathilde Franziska Anneke | 1392 827 | 10 November 1988 | feminist writer |
| 250 | Luise von Preußen | 1428 845 | 13 July 1989 | queen of Prussia |
| 300 | Fanny Hensel geb. Mendelssohn | 1433 849 | 10 August 1989 | composer |
| 350 | Hedwig Dransfeld | 1393 828 | 10 November 1988 | politician |
| 500 | Alice Salomon | 1397 830 | 12 January 1989 | feminist activist |
| Denomination in Pfennig | Woman | Michel catalog | Date of issue | Known as |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 | Käthe Kollwitz | 1488 | 8 January 1991 | artist |
| 70 | Elisabet Boehm | 1489 | 8 January 1991 | feminist organizer |
| 80 | Rahel Varnhagen von Ense | 1755 | 13 October 1994 | author |
| 100 | Luise Henriette von Oranien | 1756 | 13 October 1994 | princess of Brandenburg |
| 150 | Sophie Scholl | 1497 | 14 February 1991 | resistance activist |
| 200 | Bertha von Suttner | 1498 | 14 February 1991 | pacifist and writer |
| 400 | Charlotte von Stein | 1582 | 9 January 1992 | literary |
| 450 | Hedwig Courths-Mahler | 1614 | 11 June 1992 | writer |
| Country name: Deutschland | ||||
| 100 | Elisabeth Schwarzhaupt | 1955 | 16 October 1997 | government minister |
| 110 | Marlene Dietrich | 1939 | 14 August 1997 | actress |
| 220 | Marie Elisabeth Lüders | 1940 | 28 August 1997 | member of parliament |
| 300 | Maria Probst | 1956 | 16 October 1997 | politician |
| 440 | Gret Palucca | 2014 | 8 October 1998 | ballerina |
| Denomination in Pfennig and euro | Woman | Michel catalog | Date of issue | Known as |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denomination in Pfennig and euro | ||||
| 100 / 0,51 € | Grethe Weiser | 2149 | 9 November 2000 | actress |
| 110 / 0,56 € | Käte Strobel | 2150 | 9 November 2000 | government minister |
| 220 / 1,12 € | Marieluise Fleißer | 2158 | 11 January 2001 | writer |
| 300 / 1,53 € | Nelly Sachs | 2159 | 11 January 2001 | Nobel Prize–winning author |
| Denomination in euro only | ||||
| 0,45 € | Annette von Droste-Hülshoff | 2295 | 27 December 2002 | poet |
| 0,55 € | Hildegard Knef | 2296 | 27 December 2002 | actress, singer, and writer |
| 1,00 € | Marie Juchacz | 2305 | 16 January 2003 | political activist |
| 1,44 € | Esther von Kirchbach | 2297 | 27 December 2002 | writer |
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