2 koruny CZECHOSLOVAKIA (1947-1948)

2 koruny 1947-1948 Janosik - Coins of Czechoslovakia

diameter:	weight:	thickness:	alloy:
23.5 mm	6.0 g	1.9 mm	Cu₈₀Ni₂₀

obverse:

in the centre the Coat of Arms of the 3rd Republic; along the top edge: REPUBLIKA ČESKOSLOVENSKÁ (Czechoslovak Republic); along the bottom edge year of issue

reverse:

a bust of Juraj Jánošík facing right; on his right a large face value: 2 (koruny)

edge:

reeded

issue date:

27 V 1947

withdrawal date:

31 V 1953

designer:

Josef Wagner

mint:

Mincovňa Kremnica (Kremnica Mint), Kremnica

mintage:

1947	20 000 000
1948	20 000 000

interesting facts:

Juraj Jánošík (1688-1713) - Slovak folk hero, a cheiftain of Carpathian robbers. Defender of the poor and the scourge of nobles.

Coat of Arms of the Third Czechoslovak Republic in years 1945-1961.

Coat of Arms of Czechoslovakia 1945-1961

photo: Peter Zelizňák; licence: CC-BY-SA 3.0

last update: 29 X 2012

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