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10 Korun Slovak Uprising
| Issuer | Czechoslovakia |
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| Year | 1964 |
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| Thickness | 2.2 mm |
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| Reverse description | Three raised hands emerge from the lower field in a stylized socialist-realist composition, the central hand prominently holding a sprig of linden blossom, symbolizing unity and resistance. Radiating lines in the upper field evoke light or fire behind the hands. The denomination numeral '10' appears in the upper right field. Two rectangular cartouches in the lower field bear the commemorative dates '1944-1964' at left and the initials 'SNP' (Slovenské národné povstanie — Slovak National Uprising) at right. The engraver's name KOLÁŘSKÝ is inscribed along the lower rim. |
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| Reverse lettering | 1944-1964 SNP KOLÁŘSKÝ (Translation: SNP (Slovenské národné povstanie) - Slovak National Uprising) |
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The Slovak National Uprising of August 1944 was one of the largest armed resistance actions in occupied Europe, involving tens of thousands of partisans and regular Slovak army units before German forces suppressed it in October of that year. This coin was issued on the twentieth anniversary of that event, part of a broader Czechoslovak commemorative program that used such anniversaries as deliberate political touchstones during the normalization pressures of the early 1960s.
The .500 fine silver content reflects postwar Czechoslovak fiscal conservatism in commemorative coinage — half silver rather than the higher fineness of prewar issues.