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10 Korun Tomáš Masaryk 1928
Features
Issuer Czechoslovakia
Period First Republic (1918-1938)
Type Circulating commemorative coins
Year 1928
Value 10 Korun / Korún
Currency Koruna (1919-1939)
Composition Silver (.700)
Weight 10 g
Diameter 30 mm
Thickness 1.8 mm
Shape Round
Technique Milled
Orientation Medal alignment ↑↑
Demonetized 31 March 1940
Number N#12621
References KM# 12, Schön# 17
Commemorative issue
10th Anniversary of Independence - Tomáš Masaryk
Obverse
Value about state shield in inner circle, surrounded by lettering.
Script: Latin
Lettering: REPUBLIKA ČESKOSLOVENSKÁ 1918٠28٠X٠1928.
Translation: Czechoslovak Republic
Engraver: Otakar Španiel
Reverse
President Tomas G. Masaryk bust (right)
Script: Latin
Lettering:
TOMÁŠ G. MASARYK
O Š
Engraver: Otakar Španiel
Edge
Milled
Mint
Kremnica, Slovakia (1328-date)
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5 Haléřů 1979
Features
Issuer Czechoslovakia
Period Socialist Republic (1960-1990)
Type Standard circulation coins
Years 1977-1990
Value 5 Haléřů / Halierov (0.05 CSK)
Currency Koruna (1953-1992)
Composition Aluminium (97.6% Aluminium, 2% Magnesium, 0.4% Manganese)
Weight 0.75 g
Diameter 16.2 mm
Thickness 1.6 mm
Shape Round
Technique Milled
Orientation Medal alignment ↑↑
Demonetized 31 July 1993
Number N#4788
References KM# 86, Schön# 78
Obverse
Czech lion with socialistic shield
Script: Latin
Lettering:
ČESKOSLOVENSKÁ SOCIALISTICKÁ REPUBLIKA
1979
Translation: Czechoslovak Socialist Republic
Engraver: František David
Reverse
Value, star above
Script: Latin
Lettering:
5
D h
Engraver: František David
Edge
Plain
Mint
Kremnica, Slovakia (1328-date)
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10 Haléřů 1983
Features
Issuer Czechoslovakia
Period Socialist Republic (1960-1990)
Type Standard circulation coins
Years 1974-1990
Value 10 Haléřů / Halierov (0.10 CSK)
Currency Koruna (1953-1992)
Composition Aluminium (97.6% Aluminium, 2% Magnesium, 0.4% Manganese)
Weight 0.92 g
Diameter 18.2 mm
Thickness 1.60 mm
Shape Round
Technique Milled
Orientation Medal alignment ↑↑
Demonetized 15 October 1993
Number N#3274
References KM# 80, Schön# 79
Obverse
The Czechoslovak coat of arms and the date below.
Script: Latin
Lettering:
ČESKOSLOVENSKÁ SOCIALISTICKÁ REPUBLIKA
1983
Translation:
Czechoslovak Socialist Republic
1983
Engraver: František David
Reverse
A five-pointed star above the value, engraver's initial to the left.
Script: Latin
Lettering:
10
h
D
Engraver: František David
Edge
Plain
10 Haléřů - obverse
Mint
Kremnica, Slovakia (1328-date)
Comments
A few types of the obverse are known.
Obverse
Die I - deep fur lines in lion mane, close "9" with large mash.
Die II - deep fur lines in lion mane, close "9" with medium mash.
Die III - shallow fur lines in lion mane, close "9" with narrow small mash.
Die IV - shallow fur lines in lion mane, additional vertical line to scrotum, open "9" with large mash.
Die V - small lion and star, deeper fur lines with one more narrow line above shield in lion mane, close "9" with large mash.
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20 Haléřů 1983
Features
Issuer Czechoslovakia
Period Socialist Republic (1960-1990)
Type Standard circulation coins
Years 1972-1990
Value 20 Haléřů / Halierov (0.20 CSK)
Currency Koruna (1953-1992)
Composition Nickel brass (79% Copper, 20% Zinc, 1% Nickel)
Weight 2.6 g
Diameter 19.5 mm
Thickness 1.5 mm
Shape Round
Technique Milled
Orientation Medal alignment ↑↑
Demonetized 28 September 1993
Number N#2021
References KM# 74, Schön# 80
Obverse
Socialist coat of arms, year of minting below.
Script: Latin
Lettering:
ČESKOSLOVENSKÁ SOCIALISTICKÁ REPUBLIKA
1983
Translation:
Czechoslovak Socialist Republic
1990
Engraver: František David
Reverse
Five-pointed star above value, engraver's initial to the left.
Script: Latin
Lettering:
20
h
D
Unabridged legend:
20
haléřů
David
Engraver: František David
Edge
Reeded
Mint
Kremnica, Slovakia (1328-date)
Comments
A few types are known.
Obverse
Die I - large coat of arms with wide Slovak shield.
Die II - small coat of arms with narrow Slovak shield, fur lines with one additional narrow line in lion mane on each side of small shield.
Reverse
Die A - end of tail in numeral "2" long.
Die B - end of tail in numeral "2" short, long serif at the bottom left to "h".
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50 Haléřů 1982
Features
Issuer Czechoslovakia
Period Socialist Republic (1960-1990)
Type Standard circulation coins
Years 1977-1990
Value 50 Haléřů / Halierov (0.50 CSK)
Currency Koruna (1953-1992)
Composition Copper-nickel
Weight 3.2 g
Diameter 20.8 mm
Thickness 1.2 mm
Shape Round
Technique Milled
Orientation Medal alignment ↑↑
Demonetized 15 October 1993
Number N#2016
References KM# 89, Schön# 81
Obverse
Socialist coat of arms, year of minting below.
Script: Latin
Lettering:
ČESKOSLOVENSKÁ SOCIALISTICKÁ REPUBLIKA
1982
Translation:
CZECHOSLOVAK SOCIALIST REPUBLIC
1982
Engraver: František David
Reverse
Star above value, engraver's initial to the right.
Script: Latin
Lettering:
50
h
D
Engraver: František David
Edge
Reeded
50 Haléřů - obverse
Mint
Kremnica, Slovakia (1328-date)
Comments
A few types are known.
Obverse
Die I - from the model of 1977, "9" with narrow small mash.
Die II - small star, fur lines with one additional narrow line in lion mane on each side of Slovak shield, "9" with large mash.
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1 Koruna 1980
Features
Issuer Czechoslovakia
Period Socialist Republic (1960-1990)
Type Standard circulation coins
Years 1961-1990
Value 1 Koruna (1 CSK)
Currency Koruna (1953-1992)
Composition Aluminium bronze (91% Cu, 8% Al, 1% Mn)
Weight 4 g
Diameter 23 mm
Thickness 1.6 mm
Shape Round
Technique Milled
Orientation Medal alignment ↑↑
Demonetized 30 September 1993
Number N#2644
References KM# 50, Schön# 59
Obverse
Coat of arms of Czechoslovakia, a Czech lion with Slovak shield and a socialist star, date below.
Script: Latin
Lettering:
ČESKOSLOVENSKÁ SOCIALISTICKÁ REPUBLIKA
· 1980 ·
Translation: Czechoslovak Socialist Republic
Engraver: Andrej Peter
Reverse
A woman planting a linden sprig, denomination to left, engraver's name at the bottom.
Script: Latin
Lettering:
1
M·KUČOVÁ
Engraver: Marie Uchytilová-Kučová
Edge
Reeded
Mint
Kremnica, Slovakia (1328-date)
Comments
A few types are known.
Obverse
Die I - wide rim, accent after A in both Á small.
Die II - narrow rim, accent after A in both Á large.
Reverse
This reverse served to three types N# 2015 Photo, N# 2644 Photo and N# 4463 Photo, that is why the classification of this reverse is for 1957-1992.
Die A - hill between the knee and the tree with one vertex.
Die B - hill between the knee and the tree with two vertexes, uneven right edge of blade on spade.
Die C - hill between the knee and the tree with two vertexes, smooth right edge of blade on spade.
Combinations
A: 1957-1960.
I+A: 1961-1967.
I+B: 1968-1971, 1975-1977.
I+C: 1979-1985.
II+C: 1986, 1989, 1990.
C: 1991-1992.
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2 Koruny 1983
Features
Issuer Czechoslovakia
Period Socialist Republic (1960-1990)
Type Standard circulation coins
Years 1972-1990
Value 2 Koruny (2 CSK)
Currency Koruna (1953-1992)
Composition Copper-nickel (80% Copper, 20% Nickel)
Weight 6 g
Diameter 24 mm
Thickness 1.6 mm
Shape Round
Technique Milled
Orientation Medal alignment ↑↑
Demonetized 30 November 1993
Number N#2014
References KM# 75, Schön# 82
Obverse
Coat of arms of Czechoslovakia, linden twig, year of minting
Script: Latin
Lettering:
ČESKOSLOVENSKÁ SOCIALISTICKÁ REPUBLIKA
· 1983 ·
Translation: Czechoslovak Socialist Republic
Engraver: Josef Nálepa
Reverse
Hammer and sickle with five-pointed star within abstract linden leaf at left, denomination at right
Script: Latin
Lettering: JN 2 Kčs
Engraver: Josef Nálepa
Edge
Smooth with imprints
NOTE: some years also with 5 imprinted crowns
Lettering: x - x - x - x - x - x - x - x - x -
Mint
remnica, Slovakia (1328-date)
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5 Korun 1982
Features
Issuer Czechoslovakia
Period Socialist Republic (1960-1990)
Type Standard circulation coins
Years 1966-1990
Value 5 Korun / Korún (5 CSK)
Currency Koruna (1953-1992)
Composition Copper-nickel (80% Copper, 20% Nickel)
Weight 7 g
Diameter 26 mm
Thickness 1.7 mm
Shape Round
Technique Milled
Orientation Medal alignment ↑↑
Demonetized 30 November 1993
Number N#2013
References KM# 60, Schön# 61
Obverse
Socialist coat of arms (1961-1990 version) in the middle, year of minting below, both surrounded by country's name.
Script: Latin
Lettering:
ČESKOSLOVENSKÁ SOCIALISTICKÁ ·
REPUBLIKA
1982
Translation: Czechoslovak Socialist Republic
Engraver: Jiří Harcuba
Reverse
Indication of value, abstract pattern with flower and cranes, five-pointed star.
Script: Latin
Lettering:
Kčs 5
HARCUBA
Engraver: Jiří Harcuba
Edge
Smooth with Symbols imprinted
NOTE: different sizes of symbols and spacing exist
Mint
Kremnica, Slovakia (1328-date)
FYI
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Coin collecting is the collecting of coins or other forms of minted legal tender.
Coins of interest to collectors often include those that circulated for only a brief time, coins with mint errors and especially beautiful or historically significant pieces. Coin collecting can be differentiated from numismatics in that the latter is the systematic study of currency. Though closely related, the two disciplines are not necessarily the same. A numismatist may or may not be a coin collector, and vice versa.
History
People have hoarded coins for their bullion value for as long as coins have been minted. However, the collection of coins for their artistic value was a later development. Evidence from the archaeological and historical record of Ancient Rome and medieval Mesopotamia indicates that coins were collected and catalogued by scholars and state treasuries. It also seems probable that individual citizens collected old, exotic or commemorative coins as an affordable, portable form of art. According to Suetonius in his De vita Caesarum (The Lives of the Twelve Caesars), written in the first century CE, the emperor Augustus sometimes presented old and exotic coins to friends and courtiers during festivals and other special occasions.
Contemporary coin collecting and appreciation began around the fourteenth century. During the Renaissance, it became a fad among some members of the privileged classes, especially kings and queens. The Italian scholar and poet Petrarch is credited with being the pursuit's first and most famous aficionado. Following his lead, many European kings, princes, and other nobility kept collections of ancient coins. Some notable collectors were Pope Boniface VIII, Emperor Maximilian I of the Holy Roman Empire, Louis XIV of France, Ferdinand I, Henry IV of France and Elector Joachim II of Brandenburg, who started the Berlin Coin Cabinet (German: Münzkabinett Berlin). Perhaps because only the very wealthy could afford the pursuit, in Renaissance times coin collecting became known as the "Hobby of Kings."
During the 17th and 18th centuries coin collecting remained a pursuit of the well-to-do. But rational, Enlightenment thinking led to a more systematic approach to accumulation and study. Numismatics as an academic discipline emerged in these centuries at the same time as coin collecting became a leisure pursuit of a growing middle class, eager to prove their wealth and sophistication. During the 19th and 20th centuries, coin collecting increased further in popularity. The market for coins expanded to include not only antique coins, but foreign or otherwise exotic currency. Coin shows, trade associations, and regulatory bodies emerged during these decades. The first international convention for coin collectors was held 15–18 August 1962, in Detroit, Michigan, and was sponsored by the American Numismatic Association and the Royal Canadian Numismatic Association. Attendance was estimated at 40,000. As one of the oldest and most popular world pastimes, coin collecting is now often referred to as the "King of Hobbies".
Collector types
Casual coin collectors often begin the hobby by saving notable coins found by chance. These coins may be pocket change left from an international trip or an old coin found in circulation.
Usually, if the enthusiasm of the novice increases over time, random coins found in circulation are not enough to satisfy their interest. The hobbyist may then trade coins in a coin club or buy coins from dealers or mints. Their collection then takes on a more specific focus.
Some enthusiasts become generalists and accumulate a few examples from a broad variety of historical or geographically significant coins. Given enough resources, this can result in a vast collection. King Farouk of Egypt was a generalist with a collection famous for its scope and variety.
Most collectors decide to focus their financial resources on a narrower, specialist interest. Some collectors focus on coins of a certain nation or historic period. Some collect coins by themes (or 'subjects') that are featured on the artwork displayed on the coin. Others will seek error coins. Still others might focus on exonumia such as medals, tokens or challenge coins. For example, John Yarwood of Melbourne is the first person to take a serious interest in British military money (especially tokens).
Some collectors are completists and seek an example of every type of coin within a certain category. Perhaps the most famous of these is Louis Eliasberg, the only collector thus far to assemble a complete set of known coins of the United States.
Coin collecting can become a competitive activity, as prompted by the recent emergence of PCGS (Professional Coin Grading Service) and NGC (Numismatic Guarantee Corporation) Registry Sets. Registry Sets are private collections of coins verified for ownership and quality by numismatic grading services. The grading services assess collections, seal the coins in clear plastic holders, then register and publish the results. This can lead to very high prices as dedicated collectors compete for the very best specimens of, for example, each date and mint mark combination.
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Exonumia are numismatic items (such as tokens, medals, or scrip) other than coins and paper money. This includes "Good For" tokens, badges, counterstamped coins, elongated coins, encased coins, souvenir medallions, tags, wooden nickels and other similar items. It is related to numismatics (concerned with coins which have been legal tender), and many coin collectors are also exonumists.
Besides the above strict definition, others extend it to include non-coins which may or may not be legal tenders such as cheques, credit cards and similar paper. These can also be considered notaphily or scripophily.
Etymology