The Czech National Bank and Banque centrale du Luxembourg released into circulation a commemorative silver coin to mark the 700th anniversary of John of Luxembourg’s marriage to Elisabeth of Premyslides. The formal presentation of the coin take in the Czech Republic take place at Křivoklát Castle on 1 September 2010. The commemorative coin presented in the Royal Hall of Křivoklát Castle by Miroslav Singer, Governor of the Czech National Bank. The event attended by Jean Faltz, Ambassador of Luxembourg, Yves Mersch, Governor of Banque centrale du Luxembourg, Cardinal Miloslav Vlk and other public figures.
The obverse side of the coin depicts the Czech lion in stylised medieval form on a background of a Gothic decoration consisting of stars and dots. The name of the state in Czech “ČESKÁ REPUBLIKA” in stylised Gothic writing and the denomination and abbreviated monetary unit “200 Kč” are written all around the outer circle. The mark of the Czech Mint in the form of the letters “Č” and “M” is located in the Gothic decoration above the coin’s denomination.
The obverse side of the Luxembourg coin depicts the Grand Duke of Luxembourg. Both silver coins are minted by the Czech Mint (Česká mincovna) in Jablonec nad Nisou. Each coin comes with a white catalogue card with a grey-blue background based on the coin’s design. The card contains a description and the relief of the coin.
The reverse side features the stylised figures of John of Luxembourg and Elisabeth of Premyslides at their wedding on a background of a Gothic decoration consisting of stars and dots. The inscription in Czech “SŇATEK JANA LUCEMBURSKÉHO S ELIŠKOU PŘEMYSLOVNOU” (THE MARRIAGE OF JOHN OF LUXEMBOURG TO ELISABETH OF PREMYSLIDES) and the years “1310–2010” are located all around the outer circle. The initials of the designer of the coin, Jakub Vlček, are incorporated into the Gothic decoration to the left of the figure of John of Luxembourg.
The coin is minted from an alloy containing 900 parts silver and 100 parts copper and is issued in two versions, normal quality and proof quality, which differ in surface treatment and edge marking. Proof-quality coins have a highly polished field, a matt relief and a plain edge with the inscription “ČESKÁ NÁRODNÍ BANKA * Ag 0.900 * 13 g *”. Normal quality coins have milled edges. The coin is 31 mm in diameter, weighs 13 g and is 2.3 mm thick.
Technical Specifications:
Country: Czech.
Material: Normal & Proof.
Monetary Denomination : Czech Karuna(CZK) 200
Fineness (% purity): 0.900
Minimum Gross Weight (g): 13 g
Maximum Diameter (mm): Czech coin (31 mm), The Luxembourg coin (34 mm).
Designer: Jakub Vlček
Mintage: The CNB is issuing 9,600 normal quality coins and 13,900 proof quality coins. The 3,000 Luxembourg commemorative coins will be minted in proof quality only.
Source: Czech National Bank.
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