CZECH_REPUBLIC
KM 5 |
SHORT COINS ENCYCLOPAEDIA |
Face Value | Diameter mm | Weight g | Thickness mm | Edge | Composition | Rotation |
20 korun | 26.0 | 8.43 | 2.55 | Shape - 12 sided | Brass-pl-Steel | Medal |
Obverse | Reverse | ||
The inscriptions along the rim - title of state in Czech, the year of minting. In the center - Crowned Czech lion. The Czech koruna (koruna means 'crown') has been the currency of the Czech Republic since February 8, 1993 when it replaced the Czechoslovak koruna at par. |
Face value adjacent to a figure of St. Wenceslas based on the monument in Wenceslaus Square in Prague; in the background is the inscription from this monument. Wenceslaus or Wenceslas (c. 907 – Sept.28, 935) was duke of Bohemia from 921 until his death. |