Each of the eight stamps features a dominating color: the white of some cute little rabbits (€ 0,01), the purple of a San Marino sunset (€ 0,02), the red of a cactus plant, the Aechmea fasciata of the family of the Bromeglaceas (€ 0,05), the yellow of a field of grain (€ 0,10), the blue of an aerial view of an alpine landscape (€ 0,25), the green of rain-soaked olive branches (€ 0,50), the brown of a flock of sparrows (€ 1,00), the pink of life, delicately represented by the face of a newborn baby (€ 5,00).
The images were photographed by Paolo Candelari, an established professional who has devoted years of enthusiastic research to his trade, experimenting with the most advanced photographic and digital techniques with a view to obtaining images that are always surprising and unexpected, never commonplace.
The idea of using a dominating color for each different stamp is to
enable the user to distinguish the different denominations "at a glance".
Since they will be used in various combinations for all types of mail in
Euro.
| Date of Issue | Jan. 16, 2002 |
| Values | 8 stamps of € 0,01, 0,02, 0,05, 0,10, 0,25, 0,50, 1 and 5 |
| Design | Paolo Candelari and Franco Filanci |
| Stamp size | 40 x 28.5mm |
| Perforation | 13 x 13 |
| Printing | offset by Cartor Security Printing |
| Print run | € 0,01, 0,05, 0,10, 0,25: 300,000 stamps each
€ 0,02, 0,50, 1 and 5: 250,000 stamps each |