German Democratic Republic

Salt workers are depicted with the Giebichenstein Castle on the 10 pfennig denomination
of the 1000th Anniversary of the founding of Halle / Saale issued on June 22, 1961.

The production and sale of salt helped the city of Halle to prosper the Middle Ages until the early modern period, because the commodity was indispensable for seasoning food or preserving perishable foodstuffs. For centuries, it was extracted the from the old Thalsaline where there were brine wells and boiling huts. Salt workers produced granular table salt from liquid brine and sold it to traders. The men in charge of the salt works had great influence in the city.

Halite from Merkers is depicted on the 35 pfg denomination of the set of
six "Minerals found in East Germany" stamps issued on February 22, 1972.

The halite pictured on the 35 pfg denomination of the set of six "Minerals found in East Germany" stamps issued on February 22, 1972 comes from the salt mine in Merkers. That mine is famous as the hiding place of the largest cache of Nazi gold, and stolen works of art discovered by the United States Army in 1945.

A salt carrier from a salt works is depicted on the 10 + 5 pfg semi-postal
stamp issued on July 3, 1984 for the National Stamp Exhibition, Halle.

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