Definitive series: Personalities and views from Rhineland-Palatinate - Germany / Western occupation zones / Rheinland-Pfalz 1948 - 50 Pfennig

Here is the Mainz monument in honor of Johannes Gutenberg shown. The inventor of the printing press was born around 1400. Between 1434 and 1444 he lived in Strasbourg, where he dealt with the subject of printing. His letterpress was based on cast letters as stamps that could be freely reused. From 1448 he created with his technique, the first printed Bible in an edition of 100 to 200 pieces, the so-called "Gutenberg Bible", of which there are still about 40 pieces today. Since 1458 Gutenberg was considered insolvent for its lender and was taken in 1465 by Mainz Elector-Archbishop to secure his livelihood. He probably died in February 1468 in his hometown Mainz. He has been associated with Gutenberg since that time. Therefore, the University of Mainz bears his name, the city is the seat of the Gutenberg Society and the Gutenberg Museum.