Commemorative coins of Czechoslovakia
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The commemorative coins of Czechoslovakia were minted by State Bank of Czechoslovakia
(in Czech
Státní banka československá, in Slovak
Štátná banka československá). They were legal tender
not only in Czechoslovakia but in 1993-2000 in the Czech Republic
too.
Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia or Czecho-Slovakia was a sovereign state in Central Europe which existed from October 1918, when it declared its independence from the Austro-Hungarian Empire, until 1992...
(in Czech
Czech language
Czech is a West Slavic language with about 12 million native speakers; it is the majority language in the Czech Republic and spoken by Czechs worldwide. The language was known as Bohemian in English until the late 19th century...
Státní banka československá, in Slovak
Slovak language
Slovak , is an Indo-European language that belongs to the West Slavic languages .Slovak is the official language of Slovakia, where it is spoken by 5 million people...
Štátná banka československá). They were legal tender
Legal tender
Legal tender is a medium of payment allowed by law or recognized by a legal system to be valid for meeting a financial obligation. Paper currency is a common form of legal tender in many countries....
not only in Czechoslovakia but in 1993-2000 in the Czech Republic
Czech Republic
The Czech Republic is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Poland to the northeast, Slovakia to the east, Austria to the south, and Germany to the west and northwest....
too.
Socialist Czechoslovakia (1948-1989)
- 10 Kčs and 25 Kčs, silver, 10th anniversary of Slovak National UprisingSlovak National UprisingThe Slovak National Uprising or 1944 Uprising was an armed insurrection organized by the Slovak resistance movement during World War II. It was launched on August 29 1944 from Banská Bystrica in an attempt to overthrow the collaborationist Slovak State of Jozef Tiso...
, 1954 - 10 Kčs, 25 Kčs, 50 Kčs and 100 Kčs, silver, 10th anniversary of liberation of Czechoslovakia by Soviet armyRed ArmyThe Workers' and Peasants' Red Army started out as the Soviet Union's revolutionary communist combat groups during the Russian Civil War of 1918-1922. It grew into the national army of the Soviet Union. By the 1930s the Red Army was among the largest armies in history.The "Red Army" name refers to...
, 1955
Democratic Czechoslovakia (1989-1992)
- 100 Kčs, silver, 100th anniversary of Velká pardubickáVelká pardubickáVelká pardubická is a famous steeplechase cross-country run in Pardubice, Bohemia since 1874. It takes place every year on the second Sunday in October. The length of the steeplechase is 6.9 km, with 31 obstacles. It usually takes 9–10 minutes to finish the course; the fastest time: 8 min,...
horse race, 1990 - 50 Kčs, silver, 1st anniversary of canonization of Saint Agnes of BohemiaAgnes of BohemiaSaint Agnes of Bohemia , or Agnes of Prague , was a medieval Bohemian princess who opted for a life of charity and piety over a life of luxury and comfort...
, 1990 - 100 Kčs, silver, 100th anniversary of birth of Bohuslav MartinůBohuslav MartinuBohuslav Martinů was a prolific Czech composer of modern classical music. He was of Czech and Rumanian ancestry. Martinů wrote six symphonies, 15 operas, 14 ballet scores and a large body of orchestral, chamber, vocal and instrumental works. Martinů became a violinist in the Czech Philharmonic...
, 1990 - 50 Kčs, silver, 150th anniversary of the run of the first Czech steamship Bohemia, 1991
- 100 Kčs, silver, 100th anniversary of birth of Antonín DvořákAntonín DvorákAntonín Leopold Dvořák was a Czech composer of late Romantic music, who employed the idioms of the folk music of Moravia and his native Bohemia. Dvořák’s own style is sometimes called "romantic-classicist synthesis". His works include symphonic, choral and chamber music, concerti, operas and many...
, 1991 - 100 Kčs, silver, Estates TheatreEstates TheatreThe Estates Theatre or Stavovské divadlo is a historic theatre in Prague, Czech Republic. The Estates Theatre was annexed to the National Theatre in 1948 and currently draws on three artistic ensembles, opera, ballet, and drama, which perform at the Estates Theatre, the National Theatre , and the...
in PraguePraguePrague is the capital and largest city of the Czech Republic. Situated in the north-west of the country on the Vltava river, the city is home to about 1.3 million people, while its metropolitan area is estimated to have a population of over 2.3 million...
newly opened, 200th anniversary of death of Wolfgang Amadeus MozartWolfgang Amadeus MozartWolfgang Amadeus Mozart , baptismal name Johannes Chrysostomus Wolfgangus Theophilus Mozart , was a prolific and influential composer of the Classical era. He composed over 600 works, many acknowledged as pinnacles of symphonic, concertante, chamber, piano, operatic, and choral music...
, 1991 - 50 Kčs, silver, Karlovy VaryKarlovy VaryKarlovy Vary is a spa city situated in western Bohemia, Czech Republic, on the confluence of the rivers Ohře and Teplá, approximately west of Prague . It is named after King of Bohemia and Holy Roman Emperor Charles IV, who founded the city in 1370...
, Mariánské LázněMariánské LázneMariánské Lázně is a spa town in the Karlovy Vary Region of the Czech Republic. The town, surrounded by green mountains, is a mosaic of parks and noble houses...
and PiešťanyPieštanyPiešťany is a town in Slovakia. It is located in the western part of the country within the Trnava Region and is the seat of its own district. It is the biggest and best known spa town in Slovakia and has around 30,000 inhabitants.-History:...
Spas, 1991 - 500 Kčs, silver, 400th anniversary of birth of Jan Ámos KomenskýComeniusJohn Amos Comenius ; ; Latinized: Iohannes Amos Comenius) was a Czech teacher, educator, and writer. He served as the last bishop of Unity of the Brethren, and became a religious refugee and one of the earliest champions of universal education, a concept eventually set forth in his book Didactica...
, 1992 - 100 Kčs, silver, 50th anniversary of LidiceLidiceLidice is a village in the Czech Republic just northwest of Prague. It is built on the site of a previous village of the same name which, as part of the Nazi Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia, was on orders from Reichsführer-SS Heinrich Himmler, completely destroyed by German forces in reprisal...
and LežákyLežákyLežáky was a village in Czechoslovakia. In 1942 it was razed to the ground by Nazis during the German occupation of Czechoslovakia.Ležáky was a settlement inhabited by poor stone-cutters and little cottagers...
destruction, 1992 - 100 Kčs, silver, 175th anniversary of establishment of Moravia Land MuseumMoravské zemské muzeumMoravské zemské muzeum is the second largest and oldest museum in the Czech Republic.The museum was founded in July 1817 in Brno. Its collections include over 6 millions of objects from many fields of science and culture....
(Moravské zemské muzeum) in BrnoBrnoBrno by population and area is the second largest city in the Czech Republic, the largest Moravian city, and the historical capital city of the Margraviate of Moravia. Brno is the administrative centre of the South Moravian Region where it forms a separate district Brno-City District...
, 1992 - 500 Kčs, silver, 100th anniversary of Czechoslovakian tennis, 1992
- 100 Kčs, silver, 1000th anniversary of establishment of Břevnov monastery, 1992
- 100 Kčs, silver, 100th anniversary of establishment od Slovak museal society (Muzeálna slovenská spoločnosť)
See also
- Commemorative coins of the Czech RepublicCommemorative coins of the Czech RepublicThe Czech National Bank issues 200 / 500 Koruna silver commemorative coins and golden commemorative coins of various denominations. The golden coins are issued in thematic sets - Bohemian crown set, Charles IV set, Ten centuries of architecture set, Industrial Heritage Sites set and Bridges in the...
- Commemorative coins of Slovakia