Czech Mint

SUBJECT LOCATION: CZECH REPUBLIC, ISO CODE CZ

The Czech Republic is a landlocked country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west, Austria to the south, Slovakia to the east and Poland to the northeast. The Czech Republic covers an area of 78,866 square kilometres (30,450 sq mi) with a mostly temperate continental climate and oceanic climate. It is a unitary parliamentary republic, with 10.6 million inhabitants; its capital and largest city is Prague, with 1.3 million residents.

It is a developed country with an advanced, high income export-oriented social market economy based in services, manufacturing and innovation. The UNDP ranks the country 14th in inequality-adjusted human development. The Czech Republic is a welfare state with a "continental" European social model, a universal health care system, tuition-free university education and is ranked 14th in the Human Capital Index. It ranks as the 6th safest or most peaceful country and is one of the most non-religious countries in the world, while achieving strong performance in democratic governance.

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Czech republic landscape, aerial view

Prague castle view

CAPITAL: PRAGUE

Prague is the capital and largest city in the Czech Republic, the 14th largest city in the European Union and the historical capital of Bohemia. 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 2.6 million. The city has a temperate climate, with warm summers and chilly winters.

Prague has been a political, cultural and economic centre of central Europe complete with a rich history. Founded during the Romanesque and flourishing by the Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque eras, Prague was the capital of the Kingdom of Bohemia and the main residence of several Holy Roman Emperors, most notably of Charles IV (r. 1346â€“1378). It was an important city to the Habsburg Monarchy and its Austro-Hungarian Empire. The city played major roles in the Bohemian and Protestant Reformation, the Thirty Years' War and in 20th-century history as the capital of Czechoslovakia, during both World Wars and the post-war Communist era.

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CURRENCY: CZECH CROWN, ISO CODE CZK, SIGN Kč

Czech banknote detail

The koruna (sign: Kč; code: CZK) is the currency of the Czech Republic since 1993, and in English it is sometimes referred to as Czech crown. The koruna is one of European Union's 11 currencies, and the Czech Republic is legally bound to adopt the euro currency in the future.

The official name in Czech is koruna česká (plural koruny české, though the zero-grade genitive plural form korun českých is used on banknotes and coins of value 5 Kč or higher). The ISO 4217 code is CZK and the local acronym is Kč, which is placed after the numeric value (e.g., "50 Kč") or sometimes before it (as is seen on the 10-koruna coin). One koruna equals 100 haléřů (abbreviated as "h", singular: haléř, nominative plural: haléře, genitive plural: haléřů – used with numbers higher or equal to 5 – e.g. 3 haléře, 8 haléřů), but haléře have been withdrawn, and the smallest unit of physical currency is 1 Kč.

AVAILABLE LANGUAGE PROFILES:

Czech Mint
Czech Mint is exclusive suplier of circulating and commemorative coins for Czech National Bank.

Mincovňa Kremnica, š.p.
The Kremnica Mint is a state-owned mint and is responsible for production of circulation coins of Slovakia.

Pressburg Mint – Bratislavská Mincovňa s.r.o.
Pressburg Mintis a private Slovak company that, after more than 300 years, has restored the minting tradition in Bratislava.

The Czech Numismatic Society
The Czech Numismatic Society is a voluntary non-profit organisation.

ALL Česká Republika SUBJECTS:

Монетный Двор - традиция чеканки Прага старш&#
Česká národní banka - Vydavatel českých mincí
Czech Mint - Czech Mint is exclusive suplier of circulating and commemorative coins for Czech National Bank.
Michal Vitanovský - Sculptor. Coins & medals designer
Monnaie de Prague - La tradition pragoise de frappe de monnaie est plus ancienne que celle de Kremnica (1328) ou celle de Vienne (1194) mais contrairement à ces villes, Prague ne peut pas se vant
Pražská mincovna - Výrobce mincí
The Czech Numismatic Society - The Czech Numismatic Society is a voluntary non-profit organisation.
The Prague Mint - Czech Republic based mint. Precious metal coins & medals producer. Well known for traditional arts and crafts concept.

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ABRAHAM, JAKOB
ABRAHAM, JAKOB (Germ.). Bom at Strelitz in 1723, died at Berlin in 1800, Chief-Engraver at the Berlin Mint for a period of over fifty years, acquired renown by gem- as well as by coin-engraving. The Imperial Collection at Vienna owns a fine cornelian cut by him, with a beautiful and remarkable head of Maria-Theresia. One of his best known medals is that commemorating the Death ot Frederick the Great, in 1786; in the ...

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ABRAMSON
ABRAMSON or ABRAHAMSON, ABRAHAM (Germ.). Son of the preceding, was born at Postdam in 1754, and died in 1811 . He learned the elements of the art of medal-engraving from his father. His medals previous to 1788 are mostly copies and seldom original in design, but having studied sculpture and modelling during a prolonged stay of four years in Italy-, his later works are more artistic and of his own design and execution...

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ADAMS, GEORGE GAMMON
ADAMS, GEORGE GAMMON (Brit.). British Sculptor and Medallist, born at Staines, on the 21st of April 1821 ; died at his residence, Acton Green Lodge, Chiswick, on the 4th of March 1898, aged 76 years, and was buried in the family vault in Staines Cemetery. He was educated at Kepler House School, and at sixteen, was articled by his father to William Wyon, R. A. in the Royal Mint, where he remained for 4 1/2 years, and...

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ADMON
ADMON (?) Fictitious name of a Greek Artist, which appears on several gems, probably dating from the last century. Among these we may mention the famous Hercules Bibax, sard (Marlborough cabinet); — Hercules, aged head, signed A? (Gori); — Hercules Musagetes (Poniatowsky) ; — Alexander, as Hercules; — Hercules reposing (Cades); — Augustus : cameo (De la Turbie) ; — Head of Ammon : sard (Cades) ; — Vulcan offering arm...

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SUBJECT LOCATION: CZECH REPUBLIC, ISO CODE CZ

CAPITAL: PRAGUE

CURRENCY: CZECH CROWN, ISO CODE CZK, SIGN Kč