Commemorative stamp series - Germany / German Democratic Republic 1982 - 85 Pfennig

Martin Luther Award 1983 In preparation for the Martin Luther Honor 1983 of the German Democratic Republic, the Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications of the GDR are four multi-colored special postage stamps and a miniature sheet out. Special cancellation from 9 November 1982 to 8 January 1983 Martin Luther Award 1983 of the GDR (1982 edition) On November 10, 1983 marks the 500th anniversary of Martin Luther's birthday. Its outstanding historical achievement is the introduction of the Reformation, which was the first bourgeois revolution in the context of the German Peasants' War and accelerated the decline of feudalism internationally. In a historically short period, the Reformation freed science and culture on an international scale from the spiritual tutelage of feudalism, thus preparing for the replacement of the feudalist mode of production. In the person of Martin Luther, the population of the GDR not only honors the great reformer, but also the linguist who, with his translation of the Bible, has made a significant contribution to the development of a German national language. His theological achievements and the socio-ethical views that he supports continue to this day. The honor of Martin Luther for his 500th birthday in the GDR is a matter for all social forces. This is also reflected in the broad composition of the Martin Luther Committee of the GDR, whose chairman is the Secretary General of the SED and Chairman of the State Council of the GDR, Erich Honecker. Regardless of their worldviews and religions, the members of the Martin Luther Lutheran Committee of the GDR, as representatives of all classes and strata of the GDR population, influence the fact that the GDR's 1983 Lutheran honor is a manifestation in the spirit of peace and international understanding , The Luther portrait used for the value of 85 Pfennig was created after 1528 in the Cranach workshop and was one of the most popular Luther portrayals at that time. The portrait shows the Reformer free of the pathos of later pictures. Calm, strength, clarity and firmness dominate the countenance. These characteristics expressing themselves in the portrait shaped Luther, who won a convincing moral victory with his revocation of his teachings for the Reformation, which was denied at the Diet of Worms in 1521, and which inevitably spurred on the early bourgeois revolution. This act has testified to the indomitable strength of character and conviction of the great German reformer - which also expresses the chosen representation.