The "Prague Upheavals" of June 1848 were distinct from the earlier nationalist congress held in the city that spring — these were street barricades, artillery bombardment, and the military suppression of Czech and radical German students by Windischgrätz's forces over five days. The uprising ended any hope of a negotiated Bohemian autonomy within the Habsburg framework for a generation. This commemorative was issued as part of the Czech National Bank's ongoing Xeros series, which uses bimetallic composition to distinguish the pieces from standard circulation coinage.
The "Prague Upheavals" of June 1848 were distinct from the earlier nationalist congress held in the city that spring — these were street barricades, artillery bombardment, and the military suppression of Czech and radical German students by Windischgrätz's forces over five days. The uprising ended any hope of a negotiated Bohemian autonomy within the Habsburg framework for a generation. This commemorative was issued as part of the Czech National Bank's ongoing Xeros series, which uses bimetallic composition to distinguish the pieces from standard circulation coinage.