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5 Sokolů T. G. Masaryk
| Issuer | Czechoslovakia |
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| Year | 1920 |
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| Value | 5 Sokolů |
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| Obverse description | Bare-headed right-facing bust of Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk, first President of the Czechoslovak Republic, rendered in high relief with finely detailed portraiture in a naturalistic style. The effigy occupies the majority of the field, with the subject depicted in civilian dress with a short beard. A circular legend surrounds the bust, reading '·TOMÁŠ·G·MASARYK·' along the upper arc and '·PRVNÍ·PRESIDENT REPUBLIKY·ČESKOSLOVENSKÉ·' along the lower arc, all in incuse Latin lettering. |
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| Reverse description | Central raised circular cartouche bearing the denomination numeral '5' above the inscription 'SOKOLŮ' in bold Latin lettering. Surrounding the central cartouche is a dynamic, high-relief composition of five winged angelic figures — sokolové (falcons, allegorically rendered as winged youths) — arranged in an encircling, flowing design that fills the entire field to the rim, executed in an Art Nouveau-influenced sculptural style. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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