CZK 200 – Commemorative Silver Coin for the 200th Anniversary of the Founding of the National Museum in Prague, CNB, 2018

Denomination: CZK 200

Material: Silver

Mint Quality: Proof

Composition: 925 Ag 75 Cu

Weight: 13 g

Dimensions: 31 mm

Mint: Czech Mint, a.s.

Issued by: CNB (Czech National Bank)

Date of Issue: 5 September 2018

Mintage: Proof – 10,400 pcs, BU – 5,400 pcs

Designer: Mgr. Petra Horák

The obverse of the two-hundred-crown coin depicts two imaginary display cases containing selected exhibits from the National Museum. The upper display case features the skeleton of a sei whale, a trilobite fossil, and a stone sculpture of a Celtic head from Mšecké Žehrovice. The lower display case contains a thylacine, a Cape Verde giant skink, and a denarius of Boleslav II.

Between the display cases is the name of the state "ČESKÁ REPUBLIKA". The coin field along the upper, left, and right edges is filled with the names of buildings administered by the National Museum. The denomination with the currency abbreviation "200 Kč" is located along the bottom edge of the coin. The Czech Mint mark, consisting of the letters "Č" and "M", is placed below the head of the thylacine.

The reverse of the two-hundred-crown coin features the Historical Building of the National Museum in the upper part of the coin field and the New Building of the National Museum in the lower part. Along the upper edge of the coin is the year "1818" and along the bottom edge the year "2018". The inscription "NÁRODNÍ MUZEUM" is located in the centre of the coin field between the buildings.

To the left of this inscription is the Czech lion, and to the right are the initials of the coin's designer Mgr. Petra Horák, consisting of a composition of the letters "H" and "P".

Each coin is supplied with a cream-coloured catalogue card featuring a description of the coin and its embossed depiction.

850.00 Kč
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