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Thanks for that - I had not made the connection between the date and Victory Day.  Date 1988 Size (mm) 40 Weight (g) 24 Silver 0.9000 Tariff 500 Korun Ob. Leg. CESKOSLOVENSKA SOCIALISTICKA REPUBLIKA Ob. Desc. Lion (rampant) stylised shield within Rev. Leg. Rev. Desc. Female facing holding plants in raised hands References; Krause 134, Novotny 171 Notes: 120th anniversary of the foundation of Slovak Matica Edited by Bacchus2
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Very nice coins, haven't seen most of them (but, I should admit, when I dreamily finger through Krause it's usually not the Czech, or Slovak, or both section). If I was shown the woman's outfit and had to guess the ethnicity, I'd never come up with the Slovak! And, I had to look up Slovak Matica |
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On May 9th the Red Army entered Prague, and that sealed the deal... It was a big piece of communist's propaganda, to celebrate the Red army. A big part of Czechoslovakia was liberated by Americans but we haven't been told that at school  |
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I totally understand the anti-Soviet sentiment. I'd like to point out, though, that propaganda is a two-way street. Here's what Wikipedia has to say about this ("End of the war" part): Quote:
On 21 September, Czechoslovak troops formed in the Soviet Union liberated the village Kalinov, the first liberated settlement of Czechoslovakia near the Dukla Pass in northeastern Slovakia. Czechoslovakia was liberated mostly by Soviet troops (the Red Army), supported by Czech and Slovak resistance, from the east to the west; only southwestern Bohemia was liberated by other Allied troops from the west.
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Prague was taken on 9 May by Soviet troops during the Prague Offensive. When the Soviets arrived, Prague was already in a general state of confusion due to the Prague Uprising. Soviet and other Allied troops were withdrawn from Czechoslovakia in the same year.
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Thanks for all the comments - It makes the thread so much more rich with all these great insights. Todays... in an effort for some balance :)  Date 1994 Size (mm) 31 Weight (g) 13 Silver 0.9000 Tariff 200 Korun Ob. Leg. CESKA REPUBLIKA Ob. Desc. Coat of Arms Rev. Leg. D-DAY NORMANDIE 6.6.1944 Rev. Desc. World War II planes in V formation References; Collection; Krause 13.1; Novotny MPCZ3 Notes: 50th anniversary of the Allied Forces' landing in Normandy |
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Todays...  Date 1988 Size (mm) 40 Weight (g) 24 Silver 0.9000 Tariff 50 Korun Ob. Leg. CESKOSLOVENSKA SOCIALISTICKA REPUBLIKA Ob. Desc. Lion (rampant) stylised shield within Rev. Leg. Rev. Desc. Stylised tree and ribbon References; Krause 131, Notes: mintage 57,000; 20th anniversary of national federation |
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Todays,  Date 1992 Size (mm) 40 Weight (g) 24 Silver 0.9000 Tariff 500 Korun Ob. Leg. CESKOSLOVENSKA SOCIALISTICKA REPUBLIKA Ob. Desc. Coat of Arms Rev. Leg. J A KOMENSKY 1592-1670 Rev. Desc. J A Komensky holding book References; Krause 158 Notes: 400 ann of birth J A Komensky |
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Todays....  Date 2001 Size (mm) 31 Weight (g) 13.0 Silver 0.9000 Tariff 200 Korun Ob. Leg. CESKA REPUBLIKA Ob. Desc. Coat of Arms Rev. Leg. Karla Svolinskeho Rev. Desc. Jiri Harcuba head and score References; Krause 58 Notes: Proof |
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Rev. Leg. Karla Svolinskeho
Rev. Desc. Jiri Harcuba head and score  Quote:
František Jan Škroup was a Czech composer and conductor  |
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Karel Svolinský was a Czech painter and he died in 1986, fifteen years before this coin was minted.
Jiri Harcuba is a sculptor and engraver and his design is based on Karel Svolinsky's older painting.
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Hi - I had thought the lines hear the head were of a musical score - but I see now that they are just lines. :) Todays  Date 1928 Size (mm) 30 Weight (g) 10.0 Silver 0.7000 Tariff 10 Korun Ob. Leg. REPUBLICA CESKOSLOVENSKA Ob. Desc. Coat of arms Rev. Leg. TOMAS G. MASARYK Rev. Desc. Bust of Masaryk right References; Krause 12, (mintage 1,000,000) |
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Hey, I recognize this guy! Maybe because there was a 20 korun coin with him earlier in this thread or, maybe, because I have one just like this!
I think it should be mentioned that the coin commemorates 10th anniversary of independence (from Austro-Hungarian Empire)
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Todays..  Date 1954 Size (mm) 30 Weight (g) 12 Silver 0.5000 Tariff 10 Korun Ob. Leg. REPUBLICA CESKOSLOVENSKA Ob. Desc. Coat of arms Rev. Leg. - Rev. Desc. Soldier standing in front of industrial landscape References; Krause 40, Novotny 100 Notes: 10th anniversary of the Slovak National Uprising |
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Todays  Date 1957 Size (mm) 30 Weight (g) 12 Silver 0.5000 Tariff 10 Korun Ob. Leg. REPUBLICA CESKOSLOVENSKA Ob. Desc. Coat of arms Rev. Leg. J. A. KOMENSKY 1592-1670 Rev. Desc. Bust of Komensky right References; Krause 48 , Novotny 106 Notes: The Celebrations of Jan Amos Comenius |
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