11-February... European 112 Day...


This day (11-Feb) marks the European 112 Day, which was introduced by the European Union to promote the use of Europe-wide emergency assistance number 112...  

European 112 Day, was observed since 1991 all over Europe to receive immediate assistance from the Police, Ambulance or Fire brigade by accessing only one number...

To commemorate the 25th anniversary of the day, Deutsche Post released a 45-Euro cent postage stamp in the year 2016...

The wordings in stamp "25 JAHRE NOTRUF 112 IN EUROPE" translates to "25 years of Emergency number 112 in Europe"...

This stamp can be collected under the themes:

(a) Rescue Services...
(b) Emergency Services...
(c) Anniversaries...

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