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5 Sokolů T. G. Masaryk
| Issuer | Czechoslovakia |
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| Year | 1920 |
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| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
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| Obverse lettering | ·TOMÁŠ·G·MASARYK· PRVNÍ·PRESIDENT REPUBLIKY·ČESKOSLOVENSKÉ (Translation: Tomáš G. Masaryk First president of Czechoslovak Republic) |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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The "5 Sokolů" denomination — named for the Sokol gymnastic movement rather than any conventional monetary unit — was issued as part of Czechoslovakia's urgent need to establish a distinct currency after breaking from Austria-Hungary in 1918. The new republic inherited a chaotic monetary situation and moved quickly to overprint and eventually replace Habsburg-era notes and coins. This brass piece, struck in 1920, belongs to that transitional assertiveness.
Tomáš Masaryk's association with the Sokol movement ran deep; the organization's pan-Slavic, anti-Habsburg ethos had long aligned with his own political project.