The

Czech National Bank The Czech National Bank, ( cs, Česká národní banka, ČNB) is the central bank and financial market supervisor in the Czech Republic, headquartered in Prague. It is and a member of the European System of Central Banks. It was established on ...

issues 200 / 500 Koruna (Kč)

silver Silver is a chemical element with the symbol Ag (from the Latin ', derived from the Proto-Indo-European ''h₂erǵ'': "shiny" or "white") and atomic number 47. A soft, white, lustrous transition metal, it exhibits the highest electrical ...

commemorative coins and

gold Gold is a chemical element with the symbol Au (from la, aurum) and atomic number 79. This makes it one of the higher atomic number elements that occur naturally. It is a bright, slightly orange-yellow, dense, soft, malleable, and ductile ...

en 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 Czech Republic set. In 1999 the special 2000 Kč silver coin with golden inlay and

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was issued. In 2019, to commemorate the 100th anniversary of

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, a heavyweight gold coin weighing 130 kg was issued as well as a commemorative one-hundred crown

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Specifications

Silver 200 Kc face value coins. (Issued from 1993 to 2010) * diameter: 31 mm, thickness: about 2.3 mm, weight: 13 g * purity: 900/1000 Ag 100/1000 Cu * border proof : imprint "ČESKÁ NÁRODNÍ BANKA * Ag 0.900 * 13 g *" Silver 200 Kc face value coins. (Issued from 2011) * diameter: 31 mm, thickness: about 2.3 mm, weight: 13 g * purity: 925/1000 Ag 75/1000 Cu * border proof : imprint "ČESKÁ NÁRODNÍ BANKA * Ag 0.925 * 13 g *" Silver 500 Kc face value coins. (Issued from 2011) * diameter: 40 mm, thickness: about 2.6 mm, weight: 25 g * purity: 925/1000 Ag 75/1000 Cu * border proof : imprint "ČESKÁ NÁRODNÍ BANKA * Ag 0.925 * 25 g *" Gold 1 000 Kc face value * diameter: 16 mm, weight: 3,111 g * purity: 999,9/1000 Au Gold 2 000 Kc face value, Ten centuries of architecture * diameter: 20 mm, weight: 6,22 g * purity: 999,9/1000 Au Gold 2 500 Kc face value, Industrial Heritage Sites * diameter: 22 mm, weight: 7,777 g, thickness: 1,45 mm * purity: 999,9/1000 Au Gold 5 000 Kc face value * diameter: 28 mm, weight: 15,55 g * purity: 999,9/1000 Au Gold 10 000 Kc face value * diameter: 34 mm, weight: 31,107 g * purity: 999,9/1000 Au Most are made in PROOF and BU versions.

The Czech gold commemorative coin sets

All proof coins have got plain edge and all BU have got milled edge.

Castles in the Czech Republic

Ten gold coins issued from 2016 to 2020. All have the face value of 5 000 Kč.

Bridges in the Czech Republic

Issued from 2011 from to 2015. All have got face value 5 000 Kc.

Industrial Heritage Sites

Issued from 2006 to 2010. All have got face value 2 500 Kc.

Ten centuries of architecture

Issued from 2001 to 2005. All have got face value 2 000 Kc. Note: BČM = Bižuterie Česká Mincovna, a.s,

Jablonec nad Nisou Jablonec nad Nisou (; german: Gablonz an der Neiße) is a city in the Liberec Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 45,000 inhabitants. It is the second-largest city in the region. It is a local centre for education, and is known for its glass ...

Charles IV set

Emission dates were 18.3.1998 and 24.2.1999. Mintage was 6000 for each emission. Note: BČM = Bižuterie Česká Mincovna, a.s,

Bohemian crown set

Emission dates was 4.10.1995, 27.3.1996 and 2.4.1997. Note: BČM = Bižuterie Česká Mincovna, a.s,

Special editions

Heavyweight gold coin

Commemorative banknotes

The Czech silver 200 Kc commemorative coins

1993 - 2009

* 1st anniversary of the adoption of the

Constitution of the Czech Republic The Constitution of the Czech Republic ( cs, link=no, Ústava České republiky) is the supreme law of the Czech Republic. The current constitution was adopted by the Czech National Council on 16 December 1992. It entered into force on 1 Januar ...

– 1993 * 650th anniversary of the foundation of the Prague Archbishopric and laying of the cornerstone of St.Vitus Cathedral – 1994 * 50th anniversary of the Allied Landings in Normandy – 1994 * 125th anniversary of the horse-drawn tram in Brno – 1994 * Protection of the environment – 1994 * Czech introduction to the euro – 2001 * 150th anniversary birth of

Mikoláš Aleš Mikoláš Aleš (18 November 1852 – 10 July 1913) was a Czech painter. Aleš is estimated to have had over 5,000 published pictures; he painted for everything from magazines to playing cards to textbooks. His paintings were not publicized to ...

– 2002 *

Jaroslav Vrchlický Jaroslav Vrchlický (; 17 February 1853 – 9 September 1912) was a Czech lyrical poet. He was nominated for the Nobel prize in literature eight times. Life He was born Emilius Jakob Frida in Louny. He lived ten years with his uncle, a pa ...

– 2003 * Skiers Union centennial – 2003 * 150th anniversary birth of

Leoš Janáček Leoš Janáček (, baptised Leo Eugen Janáček; 3 July 1854 – 12 August 1928) was a Czech composer, musical theorist, folklorist, publicist, and teacher. He was inspired by Moravian and other Slavic musics, including Eastern European f ...

– 2004 * 250th anniversary

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– 2004 * Czech EU accession – 2004 * 425th anniversary of the Kralická Bible – 2004 * 100 years of

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– 2005 * Birth of

Jan Werich Jan Werich (; 6 February 1905 – 31 October 1980) was a Czech actor, playwright and writer. Early life Between 1916 and 1924, Werich attended "reálné gymnasium" (equivalent to high school) in Křemencova Street in Prague (where his future b ...

/ Jiří Voskovec – 2005 * Foundation of

Unity of the Brethren Unity of the Brethren (Latin ''Unitas Fratrum'') may refer to: *Unity of the Brethren (Czech Republic), the province of the Moravian Church in the Czech Republic *Unity of the Brethren (Texas), a Protestant church formed in the 1800s by Czech immig ...

(Unitas Fratrum) – 2007 * Entry into the

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Area – 2008 * 100. Death of Josef Hlávka – 2008 * 650. Foundation of vineyards by Charles the IV. – 2008 * 150. Birth of Viktor Ponrepo – 2008 * 100. Founding of National technical Museum – 2008 * Czech presidency of European Union – 2009 * World championship in classical ski – 2009 * 100 years of reaching the North pole – 2009 * 400 years from death of Rabí Jehuda Löw – 2009 * 400 years from formulation of first two Keppler's laws – 2009 File:200_Kc_1994_Veitsdom.jpg, 200 Kč Obverse from 1994 File:200_Kc_1994.jpg, 200 Kč Reverse from 1994

2010 - current

The Czech silver 500 Kc commemorative coins

File:500_Kc_2013_Blachut.jpg, 500 Kč Obverse from 2013 File:500_Kc_2013.jpg, 500 Kč Reverse from 2013

The other Czech commemorative coins

Note: BČM = Bižuterie Česká Mincovna, a.s, Jablonec nad Nisou

References

External links

Numismatics department of the Czech National Bank
(list of all Czech commemorative coins in English available) {{Euro coins (collectors edition) Currencies of the Czech Republic

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