Medal - 100th Anniversary of the Czechoslovak Crown
Medal - 100th Anniversary of the Czechoslovak Crown
€2.00
Location
Czech
Republic
Year
2019
Type
Commemorative medal
Composition
Copper-nickel
Weight
14.57 g
Diameter
33 mm
Thickness
Shape
Round
Technique
Milled
Orientation
Medal alignment ↑↑
Edge
Coat of Arms in 1922 Czechoslovak Republic, which was the same as the small arms of the old Czech state, with styling by Jaroslav Kursa. The introduction of the traditional two-tailed lion was meant to put an end to the period of revolutionary improvis
Period
Republic (1993-date)
Notice
Reference(s)
Obverse description
The small emblem of the Republic of Czechoslovakia is as follows: a silver, two-tailed, open-mouthed, right-looking lion rampant on a shield, with its tongue and claws put out and a crown on its head, wearing on its chest a escutcheon showing three hilltops with a patriarchal cross rising from the prominent middle one). The outer edge of the coin features stylized branches symbolizing: Linden leaves – the national tree of the Czech Republic, a symbol of unity and cultural identity.
Obverse lettering
REPUBLIKA ČESKOSLOVENSKÁ 1922 (Translation: Czechoslovak Republic 1922)
Obverse script
Latin
Reverse description
Woman harvesting wheat with a sickle
Reverse lettering
ČESKOSLOVENSKÁ
KORUNA
100 LET (Translation: Czechoslovak crown 100 years)
