Jun 23, 2013

Korea FDC on "130th Anniversary of Korea - Germany Diplomatic Relations"



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130th Anniversary of Korea - Germany Diplomatic Relations

Date of Issue : 5 June 2013

The year 2013 marks the 130th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Korea and Germany through the Treaty of Peace, Commerce and Navigation between Korea and Germany signed on November 26, 1883. This year also marks the 50th anniversary of the dispatch to Germany of Korea’s 18,000 mine workers and nurses, which started from 1963. A set of joint stamps is issued featuring Korea’s “Hyangwonjeong Pavilion in Gyeongbokgung Palace” and Germany’s the Temple of Sun in Bayreuth.

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