The Ten Gold Ducats is a signature format used by the Czech Mint to issue commemorative "rounds" which are not legal tender. The coin is ten times the size of the ducat, which follows the format of the first Czech ducat coinage, introduced at the beginning of the reign of King Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor (in 1346). Because of their high fineness (23 1/2 carat) and stable weight (3.5 g) ducats soon became a basic gold nominal tender in most European countries. However, for lack of local raw material, the Czech ducat was not as widespread as for example the Hungarian ducat.
The 2019 ducat series in four sizes commemorates the Lands of the Bohemian Crown. The five ducats size is dedicated to the Czech Republic as a whole, which combines the three lands.
The Mint says about it:
Czech statehood developed over centuries. It began with Samo's Empire - a tribal union of Slavs associated around a Frankish merchant followed by The Great Moravian Empire, which became the cradle of the Western Slavic civilisation and extended to Bohemia and Silesia. When the Hungarian invaders disrupted Great Moravia, the Czech Principality took over the leading role; then the Czech Kingdom, and finally the lands of Bohemian Crown.
Even though the twentieth century's stormy events have ensured that we form no longer a monarchy, but a republic, we do not forget about our origins. Our country continues to be Bohemia, Moravia and Silesia. We have kept history, language, customs, traditions and heraldic animals which are the lion as a symbol of bravery, and two eagles as symbols of power. |
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The obverse is common to all four types of ducats in the 2019 series. The linear division of the simplified map of the Czech Republic captures the current network of regions, and the division by a dotted line indicates the borders of the three lands. Areas with hatching represent the previous extent of each land's territory.
At the top of the map is the state flag of the Czech Republic; in the lower part, the historic St. Wenceslas Crown. The common use of these motifs emphasises the continuity of Czech statehood.
One left, the mark of the Czech Mint: a crowned monogram of the letters ČM (from its name in the Czech language: Česká mincovna), below which a round privy mark. On the right, the initial of the designer, a large V (for Michal Vitanovský).
Around below, the inscription ZEMĚ KORUNY ČESKÉ (Lands of the Czech Crown). |
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Against the backdrop of mountains, the reverse design features the representations of the Coats of Arms of the three constituent lands of the Czech Republic: at centre, a shield with a double-tailed lion , above which the inscription ČECHY (Czechia, or Bohemia); on the left, a shield with the chequered eagle of Moravia, above which the inscription MORAVA, and on the right the eagle of Silesia, above which the inscription SLEZSKO.
in the exergue, the inscription ČESKÁ REPUBLIKA (Czechia). |
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