Date of issue: 9 May 2008

The first denomination in the series presented the Roma minority in Hungary and the second features the German minority in Hungary through their traditions and art.
The Germans came to the Carpathian Basin at different times, from different areas and in larger and smaller numbers, settling here and there throughout Hungary. They made a significant contribution to development through their building work, culture and historic role as intermediaries. In Hungary the “parliament” of the Germans, the National Self-Government of Germans in Hungary, was elected on 11 March 1995. Among other endeavours, the Self-Government strives to preserve the German language and culture, to foster partner relations, and to support the economy, literature and the arts. Source: www.terrasoft.hu/kultura/schwaben/bevez.htm

On the left of the stamp there is a woman dancing with the emblem of the National Self-Government of Germans in Hun-gary next to her. The background shows a part of a village, a reference to their architecture, and a detail of an accordion. On the special first day cover accompanying the stamp there is a part of a village, while the postmark features a stylized drawing of the emblem also shown on the stamp.

Order code:
2008080010011/stamp
2008080060012/FDC

Perforated size: 30 x 30.77 mm
No. of stamps in sheet: 50 stamps/sheet
Date of issue: 9 May 2008
Number of copies: 300,000
Face value: HUF 275
Printed by Állami Nyomda
Printing method: offset
Designed by Barnabás Baticz