Awarding of the Nobel Peace Prize to the United Nations World Children's Fund (UNICEF) - Germany / Federal Republic of Germany 1966 - 30 Pfennig

Twenty years ago, in 1946, the United Nations established the World Children's Fund, called the United Nations Children's Fund, called UNICEF for short. Its goal is to fight hunger and certain diseases and to provide the nutrition and health of mother and child all over the world. The achievements of this worldwide, non-profit institution were so much appreciated that in 1965 she was awarded and awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. This high distinction is the reason for the publication of the brand. UNICEF carries a symbol derived from that of the United Nations. Both Signets show inscribed in a laurel thread Breitenkreis- and meridian system and differ from each other only in that on this basic formula in one case, the group of continents in their typical, known from the Atlas ago forms, in the other case, a silhouette is placed, the one Mother presents with her child. This sign was given to the artists invited to compete solely for information and external stimulation. For the rest, they were given the task of treating the subject "mother and child" in free interpretation. The couple Hans Förtsch and Sigrid von Baumgarten, Hermann Rastorfer and Hanswerner Klein have each submitted a draft for this first call. Prof. E. R. Vogenauer provided two, Gerta Haller three and the couple Dorothea and Fritz Fischer-Nosbisch four suggestions. Friedemann Lichtwitz and Günther Stiller each contributed five solutions. It is not surprising that the rather extensive result, namely 22 attempts by eight artists, shows considerable differences not only in artistic conception but also in artistic value. An excellent achievement is the work of the Berlin graphic artists Hans Förtsch and Sigrid von Baumgarten. In a second call for tenders, an attempt should be made to incorporate the signet in its original, unaltered form. Hermann Rastorfer and professors Fritz Griebel and Walter Breker each sent a proposal, Eugen Sporer and the couple Hans Förtsch and Sigrid von Baumgarten each two solutions. Nikolaus Müller and Wilhelm Neufeld each brought three designs. Only Nikolaus Müller has followed the second call for proposals in the full sense, which is why the Federal Minister of Posts and Telecommunications has decided to choose one of his designs for the execution. The stamp was made in Bundesdruckerei Berlin in three-color offset printing in red, gray and black.