Catalog
| Issuer | Czechoslovakia |
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| Year | 1930-1933 |
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| Shape | Round |
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| Obverse lettering | REPUBLIKA ČESKOSLOVENSKÁ 1931 (Translation: Czechoslovak Republic) |
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| Edge | Milled |
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Introduced as Czechoslovakia was entering the worst years of the Great Depression, this series was cut short when the government suspended silver coinage in 1933 as metal hoarding accelerated and the public began withdrawing coins from circulation. The 1932 and 1933 dates are considerably scarcer than the opening year, with 1933 seeing a sharply curtailed mintage before production halted entirely.
The .700 fine standard was a deliberate compromise — lower than the prewar Austro-Hungarian silver norm yet sufficient to maintain public confidence in the young republic's currency during a period of acute monetary instability across Central Europe.