Catalog
20 Haléřů Trial Strike
| Issuer | Czechoslovak State Mint |
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| Year | 1931 |
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| Technique | Milled |
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| Obverse lettering | 1931 ČESKOSLOVENSKÁ REPUBLIKA (Translation: Czechoslovak Republic) |
| Reverse description | Central motif consists of a stylized sheaf of wheat ears fanning upward from a bound base, flanked on the left by the large numeral '20' denoting the denomination, and on the right by a linden branch with leaf and blossom, all executed in the restrained Art Deco idiom characteristic of Španiel's work. The engraver's signature O. ŠPANIEL appears in small lettering along the lower right field. The composition balances agricultural symbolism with clean geometric letterforms, presenting a harmonious and uncluttered design typical of this experimental trial strike. |
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Trial strikes from the Czechoslovak State Mint in the early 1930s were produced as internal production tests rather than for submission to any approving authority — the designs for circulating coinage had largely been settled in the previous decade. This piece exists in the gap between confirmed approval and full production runs, struck to verify die alignment, alloy behavior, and press calibration. Very few left the mint in any official capacity.
KM# Pn10 is one of several pattern and trial designations from this period that remain incompletely documented in the primary literature.