The Czech National Bank issues 200 / 500 Koruna

Czech koruna

The Czech koruna or Czech crown has been the currency of the Czech Republic since 8 February 1993 when, together with its Slovak counterpart, it replaced the Czechoslovak koruna at par....

 (Kč) silver

Silver

Silver is a metallic chemical element with the chemical symbol Ag and atomic number 47. A soft, white, lustrous transition metal, it has the highest electrical conductivity of any element and the highest thermal conductivity of any metal...

 commemorative coins and gold

Gold

Gold is a chemical element with the symbol Au and an atomic number of 79. Gold is a dense, soft, shiny, malleable and ductile metal. Pure gold has a bright yellow color and luster traditionally considered attractive, which it maintains without oxidizing in air or water. Chemically, gold is a...

en commemorative coins of various denominations. The golden coins are issued in thematic sets - Bohemian crown set, Charles IV

Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor

Charles IV , born Wenceslaus , was the second king of Bohemia from the House of Luxembourg, and the first king of Bohemia to also become Holy Roman Emperor....

 set, Ten centuries of architecture set, Industrial Heritage Sites set and Bridges in the Czech Republic set. In 2000 the special 2000 Kč silver coin with golden inlay and hologram was issued.

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, 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, planned for 2011-2015

• 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.

Bohemian crown set

Emission dates was 4.10.1995, 27.3.1996 and 2.4.1997.

• 1 000 Kc Three ducat
  Ducat
  The ducat is a gold coin that was used as a trade coin throughout Europe before World War I. Its weight is 3.4909 grams of .986 gold, which is 0.1107 troy ounce, actual gold weight...
  
   of the Silesian Estates from 1621. Mintage is 2000 in BU from year 1995 and 3256 in BU and 744 from year 1996 and 2250 in proof from year 1997.
• 2 500 Kc Thaler
  Thaler
  The Thaler was a silver coin used throughout Europe for almost four hundred years. Its name lives on in various currencies as the dollar or tolar. Etymologically, "Thaler" is an abbreviation of "Joachimsthaler", a coin type from the city of Joachimsthal in Bohemia, where some of the first such...
  
   of the Moravian Estates from 1620. Mintage is 2000 in BU from year 1995 and 1256 in BU and 744 in proof from year 1996 and 1700 in proof from year 1997.
• 5 000 Kc Small groschen from 1587. Mintage is 1000 in BU from year 1995 and 1256 in BU and 744 in proof from year 1996 and 1500 in proof from year 1997.
• 10 000 Kc Pragergroschen. Mintage is 1000 in BU from year 1995 and 1256 in BU and 744 in proof from year 1996 and 1500 in proof from year 1997.

Charles IV

Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor

Charles IV , born Wenceslaus , was the second king of Bohemia from the House of Luxembourg, and the first king of Bohemia to also become Holy Roman Emperor....

 set

Emission dates was 18.3.1998 and 24.2.1999.

• 1 000 Kc The founding of Karlštejn
  Karlštejn
  Karlštejn Castle is a large Gothic castle founded 1348 AD by Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor-elect and King of Bohemia. The castle served as a place for safekeeping the Imperial Regalia as well as the Bohemian/Czech coronation jewels, holy relics and other royal treasures...
  
   castle in 1348
• 2 500 Kc The issuing of the Bohemian Crown legal documents in 1348
• 5 000 Kc The founding of Charles University
  Charles University in Prague
  Charles University in Prague is the oldest and largest university in the Czech Republic. Founded in 1348, it was the first university in Central Europe and is also considered the earliest German university...
  
   in 1348
• 10 000 Kc The founding of Prague's New Town
  New Town, Prague
  The New Town is a quarter in the city of Prague in the Czech Republic. New Town is the youngest and largest of the five independent towns that today comprise the historic center of modern Prague...
  
   in 1348

Ten centuries of architecture

Issued from 2001 to 2005. All have got face value 2 000 Kc.

• First coin issued 21.3.2001 is Romanesque
  Romanesque architecture
  Romanesque architecture is an architectural style of Medieval Europe characterised by semi-circular arches. There is no consensus for the beginning date of the Romanesque architecture, with proposals ranging from the 6th to the 10th century. It developed in the 12th century into the Gothic style,...
  
   - rotunda in Znojmo. Mintage is 2500 in BU and 3000 in proof.
• Second coin issued 26.9.2001 is Early Gothic
  Gothic architecture
  Gothic architecture is a style of architecture that flourished during the high and late medieval period. It evolved from Romanesque architecture and was succeeded by Renaissance architecture....
  
   - monastery
  Monastery
  Monastery denotes the building, or complex of buildings, that houses a room reserved for prayer as well as the domestic quarters and workplace of monastics, whether monks or nuns, and whether living in community or alone .Monasteries may vary greatly in size – a small dwelling accommodating only...
  
   in Vyšší Brod
  Vyšší Brod
  Vyšší Brod is a town in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has around 2,600 inhabitants and it's the southernmost municipality in the Czech Republic. There is Vyšší Brod Monastery, very important historic landmark.-External links:*...
  
  . Mintage is 2500 in BU and 3300 in proof.
• Third coin issued 20.3.2002 is High Gothic
  Gothic architecture
  Gothic architecture is a style of architecture that flourished during the high and late medieval period. It evolved from Romanesque architecture and was succeeded by Renaissance architecture....
  
   fountain
  Fountain
  A fountain is a piece of architecture which pours water into a basin or jets it into the air either to supply drinking water or for decorative or dramatic effect....
  
   in Kutná Hora
  Kutná Hora
  Kutná Hora is a city in Bohemia, now the Czech Republic in the Central Bohemian Region.-History:The town began in 1142 with the settlement of the first Cistercian Monastery in Bohemia, Kloster Sedlitz, brought from the Imperial immediate Cistercian Waldsassen Abbey...
  
  . Mintage is 2500 in BU and 3300 in proof.
• Fourth coin issued 25.9.2002 is Renaissance
  Renaissance
  The Renaissance was a cultural movement that spanned roughly the 14th to the 17th century, beginning in Italy in the Late Middle Ages and later spreading to the rest of Europe. The term is also used more loosely to refer to the historical era, but since the changes of the Renaissance were not...
  
   - castle
  Castle
  A castle is a type of fortified structure built in Europe and the Middle East during the Middle Ages by European nobility. Scholars debate the scope of the word castle, but usually consider it to be the private fortified residence of a lord or noble...
  
   in Litomyšl
  Litomyšl
  Litomyšl is a town and municipality in the Pardubice Region of the Czech Republic. The chateau complex in the town centre is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.-History:...
  
  . Mintage is 2500 in BU and 3300 in proof.
• Fifth coin issued 23.4.2003 is Late Renaissance
  Renaissance
  The Renaissance was a cultural movement that spanned roughly the 14th to the 17th century, beginning in Italy in the Late Middle Ages and later spreading to the rest of Europe. The term is also used more loosely to refer to the historical era, but since the changes of the Renaissance were not...
  
   - house gables in Slavonice
  Slavonice
  Slavonice is a town situated in the southwest of Moravia on the border with South Bohemia, Czech Republic, about a kilometre from the Austrian border with about 2,700 inhabitants...
  
  . Mintage is 2500 in BU and 3500 in proof.
• Sixth coin issued 14.9.2003 is Baroque
  Baroque
  The Baroque is a period and the style that used exaggerated motion and clear, easily interpreted detail to produce drama, tension, exuberance, and grandeur in sculpture, painting, literature, dance, and music...
  
   - castle Buchlovice
  Buchlovice Castle
  Buchlovice castle is a castle situated about 10 km to the west of Uherské Hradiště, in south-east Moravia, Czech Republic.Its history is closely connected with nearby Buchlov Castle which grew more and more uncomfortable in the late 17th century, and that is why Jan Dětřich of Petřwald decided...
  
  . Mintage is 2500 in BU and 3500 in proof.
• Seventh coin issued 21.4.2004 is Empire - Kačina Castle
  Kacina
  Kačina is the most considerable empire castle in the central region of The Czech Republic. From 1945 Kačina is national property.- History :...
  
  . Mintage is 2500 in BU and 3500 in proof.
• Eight coin issued 8.9.2004 is Neo-Gothic
  Gothic Revival architecture
  The Gothic Revival is an architectural movement that began in the 1740s in England...
  
   - Hluboká
  Hluboká nad Vltavou
  Hluboká nad Vltavou ) is a town in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic, near České Budějovice. This town was a favourite of Charles IV, who often visited when residing in České Budějovice...
  
   Castle
  Castle
  A castle is a type of fortified structure built in Europe and the Middle East during the Middle Ages by European nobility. Scholars debate the scope of the word castle, but usually consider it to be the private fortified residence of a lord or noble...
  
  . MIntage is 2500 in BU and 3500 in proof.
• Ninth coin issued 20.4.2005 is Cubism
  Cubism
  Cubism was a 20th century avant-garde art movement, pioneered by Pablo Picasso and Georges Braque, that revolutionized European painting and sculpture, and inspired related movements in music, literature and architecture...
  
   - spa building in Lázně
  Bathing
  Bathing is the washing or cleansing of the body in a fluid, usually water or an aqueous solution. It may be practised for personal hygiene, religious ritual or therapeutic purposes or as a recreational activity....
  
   Bohdaneč
  Bohdanec
  Bohdaneč is a village in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It is in the district of Kutná Hora, between the towns of Ledeč nad Sázavou and Zruč nad Sázavou....
  
  . Mintage is 2500 in BU and 3500 in proof.
• Tenth coin issued 20.9.2005 is Contemporary - Dancing House
  Dancing House
  The Dancing House or Dancing Building or Ginger & Fred is the nickname given to the Nationale-Nederlanden building in downtown Prague, Czech Republic at Rašínovo nábřeží 80, 120 00 Praha 2...
  
   in Prague
  Prague
  Prague 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...
  
  . Mintage is 2500 in BU and 3500 in proof.

Industrial Heritage Sites

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

• First coin issued 10.5.2006 is Hand Paper mill
  Paper mill
  A paper mill is a factory devoted to making paper from vegetable fibres such as wood pulp, old rags and other ingredients using a Fourdrinier machine or other type of paper machine.- History :...
  
   at Velké Losiny
  Velké Losiny
  Velké Losiny is a village and municipality in Šumperk District in the Olomouc Region of the Czech Republic. It covers an area of , and has a population of 2,832 and lies approximately north-east of Šumperk, north of Olomouc, and east of Prague...
  
  . Mintage is 2000 in BU and 3000 in proof.
• Second coin issued 11.10.2006 is Observatory
  Observatory
  An observatory is a location used for observing terrestrial or celestial events. Astronomy, climatology/meteorology, geology, oceanography and volcanology are examples of disciplines for which observatories have been constructed...
  
   at Prague
  Prague
  Prague 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...
  
   Klementinum
  Clementinum
  The Clementinum is a historic complex of buildings in Prague. Until recently the complex hosted the National, University and Technical libraries, the City Library also being located nearby on Mariánské Náměstí. The Technical library and the Municipal library have moved to the Prague National...
  
  . Mintage is 2100 in BU and 3800 in proof.
• Third coin issued 16.5.2007 is Ševčiny mine at Příbram
  Príbram
  Příbram is a city in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic with a population of 35,147. The city is located on the Litavka river and the foothills of Brdy, 60 kilometers south-west of Prague, the country's capital...
  
  -Březové Hory. Mintage is 2100 in BU and 5100 in proof.
• Fourth coin issued 3.10.2007 is WaterMill
  Watermill
  A watermill is a structure that uses a water wheel or turbine to drive a mechanical process such as flour, lumber or textile production, or metal shaping .- History :...
  
   at Slup
  Slup
  Słup may refer to the following places:*In Lower Silesian Voivodeship in southwest Poland:**Słup, Jawor County in Gmina Męcinka**Słup, Środa Śląska County in Gmina Środa Śląska**Słup, Wołów County in Gmina Wińsko...
  
  . Mintage is 2300 in BU and 6300 in proof.
• Fifth coin issued 14.5.2008 is Suspension Bridge
  Suspension bridge
  A suspension bridge is a type of bridge in which the deck is hung below suspension cables on vertical suspenders. Outside Tibet and Bhutan, where the first examples of this type of bridge were built in the 15th century, this type of bridge dates from the early 19th century...
  
   at Stádlec
  Stádlec
  Stádlec is a village and municipality in Tábor District in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic.The municipality covers an area of , and has a population of 617 ....
  
  . Mintage is 3100 in BU and 10900 in proof.
• Sixth coin issued 8.10.2008 is Brewery at Plzeň. Mintage is 3200 in BU and 10800 in proof.
• Seventh coin issued 20.5.2009 is Elbe
  Elbe
  The Elbe is one of the major rivers of Central Europe. It rises in the Krkonoše Mountains of the northwestern Czech Republic before traversing much of Bohemia , then Germany and flowing into the North Sea at Cuxhaven, 110 km northwest of Hamburg...
  
   Sluice under Střekov
  Strekov
  Strekov is a village and municipality in the Nové Zámky District in the Nitra Region of south-west Slovakia.-Geography:The municipality lies at an altitude of 132 metres and covers an area of 41.055 km²...
  
   Castle
  Castle
  A castle is a type of fortified structure built in Europe and the Middle East during the Middle Ages by European nobility. Scholars debate the scope of the word castle, but usually consider it to be the private fortified residence of a lord or noble...
  
   at Ústí nad Labem
  Ústí nad Labem
  Ústí nad Labem is a city of the Czech Republic, in the Ústí nad Labem Region. The city is the 7th-most populous in the country.Ústí is situated in a mountainous district at the confluence of the Bílina and the Elbe Rivers, and, besides being an active river port, is an important railway junction...
  
  . Mintage is 3500 in BU and 10500 in proof.
• Eight coin issued 7.10.2009 is Wind Mill at Ruprechtov
  Ruprechtov
  Ruprechtov is a village in the Vyškov District of the Czech Republic. It has about 560 inhabitants.- Monuments :* Crucifix on the road to Ježkovice* Crucifix on the road to Podomí* Crucifix on the square near the belfry* Sculpture of Saint Norbert...
  
  . Mintage is 3500 in BU and 10500 in proof.
• Ninth coin issued 5.5.2010 is Hammer Mill
  Hammermill
  A hammermill is a machine whose purpose is to shred or crush aggregate material into smaller pieces. These machines have many sorts of applications in many industries, including:*Ethanol plants...
  
   at Dobřív
  Dobřív
  Dobřív is a village and municipality in Rokycany District in the Plzeň Region of the Czech Republic.The municipality covers an area of , and has a population of 1,179 ....
  
  . Mintage is 3800 in BU and 10200 in proof.
• Tenth coin issud 6.10.2010 is Michal Mine
  Mining
  Mining is the extraction of valuable minerals or other geological materials from the earth, from an ore body, vein or seam. The term also includes the removal of soil. Materials recovered by mining include base metals, precious metals, iron, uranium, coal, diamonds, limestone, oil shale, rock...
  
   at Ostrava
  Ostrava
  Ostrava is the third largest city in the Czech Republic and the second largest urban agglomeration after Prague. Located close to the Polish border, it is also the administrative center of the Moravian-Silesian Region and of the Municipality with Extended Competence. Ostrava was candidate for the...
  
  . Mintage is 3800 in BU and 9200 in proof.

Bridges in the Czech Republic

Issued from 2011. Last should be minted in 2015. All have got face value 5 000 Kc.

• First coin issued 25.5.2011 is Gothic
  Gothic architecture
  Gothic architecture is a style of architecture that flourished during the high and late medieval period. It evolved from Romanesque architecture and was succeeded by Renaissance architecture....
  
   bridge
  Bridge
  A bridge is a structure built to span physical obstacles such as a body of water, valley, or road, for the purpose of providing passage over the obstacle...
  
   in Písek
  Písek
  Písek is a town in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has a population of 29 909 .-About:Písek is usually called "The Athens of the South", although Athens is much more southerly, because it has many high schools and schools of higher education, e.g. the Film School in Písek...
  
  . Mintage is 2600 in BU and 6900 in proof.
• Second coin issued 11.10.2011 is Renaissance bridge in Stříbro
  Stríbro
  Stříbro is a town in the Pilsen Region of the Czech Republic, some to the west from the region capital of Pilsen.Stříbro is also the seat of the Municipality with Extended Competence....
  
  . Mintage is 2700 in BU and 7300 in proof.

The Czech silver commemorative coins

• 200 koruna - silver - Czech introduction to the euro - 2001
• 200 koruna - silver - 150th anniversary birth of Mikoláš Aleš
  Mikoláš Aleš
  Mikoláš Aleš , was a Czech painter.-Biography:Aleš was born in Mirotice near Písek, into a relatively rich family that was in debt at the time. He was taught history by his brother František until the latter's death in 1865; he expressed interest in painting at an early age...
  
   - 2002
• 200 koruna - silver - Jaroslav Vrchlický
  Jaroslav Vrchlický
  Jaroslav Vrchlický was one of the greatest Czech lyrical poets. He was born Emil Frida, Vrchlický being a pseudonym.He also wrote epic poetry, plays, prose and literary essays and translated widely from various languages, introducing e.g. Dante, Goethe, Shelley, Baudelaire, Poe, and Whitman to...
  
   - 2003
• 200 koruna - silver - Skiers Union centennial - 2003
• 200 koruna - silver - 150th anniversary birth of Leoš Janáček
  Leoš Janácek
  Leoš Janáček was a Czech composer, musical theorist, folklorist, publicist and teacher. He was inspired by Moravian and all Slavic folk music to create an original, modern musical style. Until 1895 he devoted himself mainly to folkloristic research and his early musical output was influenced by...
  
   - 2004
• 200 koruna - silver - 50th anniversary birth of Scott Bakula
  Scott Bakula
  Scott Stewart Bakula is an American actor, known for his role as Sam Beckett in the television series Quantum Leap, for which he won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television Series Drama in 1991 and was nominated for four Emmy Awards. He also had a prominent role as Captain Jonathan...
  
   - 2004
• 200 koruna - silver - 250th anniversary Lightning Conductor - 2004
• 200 koruna - silver - Czech EU accession - 2004
• 200 koruna - silver - 425th anniversary of the Kralická Bible - 2004
• 200 koruna - silver - 100 years of automobile
  Automobile
  An automobile, autocar, motor car or car is a wheeled motor vehicle used for transporting passengers, which also carries its own engine or motor...
  
   - 2005
• 200 koruna - silver - Birth of Jan Werich
  Jan Werich
  Jan Werich was a Czech actor, playwright and writer.-Life:Between 1916 to 1924 he attended "reálné gymnasium" in Křemencová Street in Prague...
  
  /Jiří Voskovec
  Jirí Voskovec
  Jiří Voskovec was a Czech-American actor, playwright, dramatist, director, translator, and poet...
  
   - 2005
• 2000 koruna - gold - Cubism
  Cubism
  Cubism was a 20th century avant-garde art movement, pioneered by Pablo Picasso and Georges Braque, that revolutionized European painting and sculpture, and inspired related movements in music, literature and architecture...
  
   spa
  Spa
  The term spa is associated with water treatment which is also known as balneotherapy. Spa towns or spa resorts typically offer various health treatments. The belief in the curative powers of mineral waters goes back to prehistoric times. Such practices have been popular worldwide, but are...
  
   building - 2005
• 200 koruna - silver - Foundation of Unity of the Brethren
  Unity of the Brethren
  The Unity of the Brethren is a Christian denomination whose roots are in the pre-reformation work of priest and philosopher Jan Hus, who was martyred in 1415.-History in Bohemia:...
  
   (Unitas Fratrum) - 2007
• 200 koruna - silver - Entry into the Schengen
  Schengen Agreement
  The Schengen Agreement is a treaty signed on 14 June 1985 near the town of Schengen in Luxembourg, between five of the ten member states of the European Economic Community. It was supplemented by the Convention implementing the Schengen Agreement 5 years later...
  
  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

The other Czech commemorative coins

• 2 000 Kc Coin with a gold inlay and hologram to mark the Year 2000 issued 1.12.1999. Mintage is 17000 in BU and 3000 in proof. Metal content is 31,103 g of 999/1000 Ag and 3,11 g of 999,9/1000 Au.
• 2 500 Kc The accession of the Czech Republic to the EU - bimetallic coin issued 28.4.2004. Mintage is 10000 in proof. Metal content is 23,328 g of 999/1000 Ag and 7,776 g of 999,9/1000 Au.

External links

• Numismatics department of the Czech National Bank (list of all Czech commemorative coins in English available)