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国際高齢者年 << 1999年(平成11年) 10月1日 >> 2-5-264

International Year of Older Persons Issued on October 1, 1999 (Heisei 11)

International Year of Older Persons Issued on October 1, 1999 (Heisei 11)
The International Year of Older Persons is held by the United Nations to promote and promote the "UN Principles for the Elderly" (independence, participation, care, self- actualization and dignity of the elderly). It is the international year set in 1999 (Heisei 11). The theme is "towards a society for all ages". The stamp is issued to commemorate the International Year of Older Persons and is designed with "elephants and storks".