Germany-Unified 2009 Bimillennary of Varus
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- Issue Date : 4 June 2009
- Designed by : Thomas Serres, Christian Grovermann & Jochen Hahnel
- Printed by : German Securities Printing, Leipzig
- Print Process : Offset Lithography
- Perforations : 14
- Stamp Size : 35mm x 35mm
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- Gum : PVA
Stamp shows Mask, Emperor Agustus, Hermann Monument, Teutoburg Forest. Depicting the Varus (Teutoburg Forest) Battle
The Battle of the Teutoburg Forest (described as clades Variana, the Varian disaster by Roman historians) (German: Schlacht im Teutoburger Wald, Hermannsschlacht or Varusschlacht) took place in 9th Century, when an alliance of Germanic tribes led by Arminius of the Cherusci ambushed and decisively destroyed three Roman legions, along with their auxiliaries, led by Publius Quinctilius Varus.
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- Perforations : Die-cut 11
