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3 Korun Trial Strike
| Issuer | Czechoslovakia |
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| Year | 1965 |
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| Value | 3 Koruny (3 CSK) |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | The reverse features a large, bold numeral '3' dominating the central field, flanked on the right by the denomination abbreviation 'Kcs' in vertical arrangement. The field behind the numeral is filled with an intricate industrial and technological motif composed of stylized lattice towers, cranes, machinery elements, a five-pointed star, and celestial orbs, rendered in a modernist artistic style evocative of mid-20th century socialist realist design. The overall composition conveys themes of industrial progress and scientific achievement characteristic of the Czechoslovak Socialist Republic era. |
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Czechoslovakia's coin design process during the communist period involved official trial strikes submitted for state approval before any production commitment — most were rejected outright, and approved designs sometimes still went through multiple revision cycles before reaching circulation. The 3 korun denomination itself had a troubled run in the 1960s, with production interrupted by periodic reassessments of the coin's practical utility in a centrally planned economy where retail pricing structures kept shifting.