March 26th, 2012

Stamp Dedicated to Lithuania's Christianization

Stamp Dedicated to Lithuania's Christianization

Stamp Dedicated to Lithuania's Christianization

This year Lithuania celebrates the 625th anniversary of Christianization. To mark this occasion, Lithuania Post has issued a special postage stamp. It features the scene from the Saint Pierre la Jeune fresco in the Strasbourg Church (France) depicting the countries having adopted Christianity. Lithuania is the last one.

The stamp is issued in edition of 100 thousand copies with the nominal value of LTL 1.35 (0.39 euros). The stamp has been created by the artist Indre Ratkeviciute.

Along with the stamp, the first day cover and the first day sheet are available.

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