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100 Korun Samo Chalúpka
| Issuer | Czechoslovakia |
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| Year | 1983 |
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| Currency | Koruna (1953-1992) |
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| Obverse lettering | ČESKOSLOVENSKÁ SOCIALISTICKÁ REPUBLIKA 100 KČS (Translation: Czechoslovak Socialist Republic) |
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| Edge | Reeded |
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Samo Chalúpka (1812–1883) was a Slovak Romantic poet and Lutheran pastor whose verse became embedded in Slovak national consciousness during a period when the Hungarian authorities were actively suppressing Slovak language and culture. This coin was issued to mark the centenary of his death. Chalúpka's most celebrated poem, Mor ho! — roughly "Strike him dead!" — was a direct allegory of Slovak resistance to Magyar assimilation, using an ancient Roman encounter as cover for a very pointed contemporary message.