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3 Dukáty St. Wenceslaus
| Location | Czechoslovakia |
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| Year | 1929 |
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| Composition | Gold (.986) |
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| Obverse description | Central device depicts St. Wenceslaus standing in high relief, right hand raised in blessing and left hand holding a lance with banner, flanked by mounted and foot soldiers arrayed in the field on both sides. The curved legend appears along the upper periphery, with the designer's signature O. ŠPANIEL and fineness mark 987 inscribed in the lower exergue. |
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| Obverse lettering | NEDEJ ZAHYNOUTI NÁM I BUDOUCÍM 987 KO ŠPANIEL |
| Reverse description | Dramatic scene in high relief depicting the martyrdom of St. Wenceslaus: a kneeling figure prays before a church door while an armored assailant stands behind him raising a weapon to strike. A secondary figure appears at left holding a door knocker. The commemorative legend curves around the periphery. |
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