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2000 Korun Late Renaissance - House Gables in Slavonice
| Issuer | Czech National Bank |
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| Year | 2003 |
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| Value | 2000 Korun |
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| Obverse description | Central field depicts a stylized Renaissance architectural facade featuring a row of characteristic house gables from Slavonice, rendered in low relief against a mirror-polished background. Above the architecture, three heraldic eagles flank the Czech lion passant in the upper field, evoking the historical coat of arms. The denomination '2000 Kč' is prominently displayed in the center field, with the numeral '00' formed by interlocking rings. The inscription 'ČESKÁ REPUBLIKA' is superimposed across the architectural motif in the lower central field. The circumferential legend 'DESET·STOLETÍ·ARCHITEKTURY' runs along the outer border, with the Czech Mint mark visible in the lower right field. |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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Slavonice, a small town in southern Bohemia near the Austrian border, survived the twentieth century's upheavals largely intact — wartime destruction passed it by, and post-war socialist redevelopment showed little interest in a backwater with no industrial value. That neglect preserved one of the most complete ensembles of Renaissance burgher architecture in Central Europe. The Czech National Bank's series celebrating Late Renaissance architecture used Slavonice deliberately: the gabled facades there date overwhelmingly to the late sixteenth century, a coherent streetscape rather than a handful of isolated monuments.
KM#68 is part of a multi-year CNB gold program begun in the late 1990s documenting Czech architectural heritage by region and period.