5 Korún

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IssuerSlovakia
Year1939
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value5 Korún
CurrencyKoruna (1939-1945)
CompositionNickel
Weight8 g
Dimensions27 mm
Thickness1.9 mm
Shape and TechniqueRound
Milled
OrientationMedal alignment ↑↑
Engraver(s)Anton Hám, Andrej Peter
In circulation to31 May 1947
Reference(s) KM#2, Schön#6
Obverse descriptionSlovak shield above wheat ears
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringPÄŤ KORÚN 5 SLOVENSKÝCH 1939
(Translation: Five Slovak crowns)
Reverse descriptionAndrej Hlinka, a Slovak politician and Catholic priest, leader of the Slovak People`s Party, papal chamberlain (since 1924), inducted papal protonotary, member of the National Assembly of Czechoslovakia (the parliament), and chairman of the St. Vojtech Group (organization publishing religious books), facing left
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringZA BOHA ŽIVOT · ZA NÁROD SLOBODU
(Translation: Life for god. Freedom for nation.)
EdgeMilled
Mint
Mintage1939  - Thick and thin variants of `-` above Á in word `Národ` - 5 101 000
Catalog ID7095695670
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