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1 Ducat Trial Strike
| Issuer | Czechoslovakia |
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| Year | 1923 |
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| Currency | Ducat Trade Coinage |
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| Obverse description | The Czechoslovak heraldic lion rampant, bearing a shield charged with the Slovak double cross, occupies the central field within a beaded inner circle. The lion is depicted in fine detail with a raised tail and crown, rendered in a high-relief sculptural style. In the lower central field, the inscription ESSAI appears above the date 28·X·1918, referencing the founding date of the republic. The circular legend REPUBLIKA·ČESKOSLOVENSKÁ runs along the upper periphery, with the year 1923 positioned at the base, all separated by interposed dots. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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Czechoslovakia's ducat coinage drew on the centuries-old Bohemian and Austro-Hungarian tradition of gold ducats, and trial strikes in base metal were produced to test dies and evaluate designs before committing to gold production. The 1923 date places this piece in the earliest years of the republic, when the newly independent state was still establishing its numismatic identity following the 1918 dissolution of Austria-Hungary.
Bronze trials of this type rarely entered any official record and survive largely by chance — retained by mint workers or officials rather than formally preserved.