10 haleru Czechia (1993-2004)

in the centre the lion - Czech Coat of Arms; along the top edge: • ČESKÁ REPUBLIKA • (Czechia); along the bottom edge year of issue

in the centre a large face value: 10, lower letter: H (HALÉŘŮ); in the background seven wavy lines

plain

9 VI 1993

31 X 2003

Jiří Prádler (initials JP below waves at the right edge of the reverse)

Hamburgische Münze (The Hamburg Mint), Hamburg, Germany (coins in year 1993);
Bižuterie Jablonec a.s. (Jewellery Jablonec JSC) (name in years 1993-1995);
Bižuterie Česká Mincovna a.s. (Jewellery Czech Mint JSC) (name in years 1995-2004), Jablonec nad Nisou (coins in years 1993-2003)

(relevant mint mark at lion's paws on the obverse)

1993	100 000 000		20 000 in annual boxed sets
1993	94 902 000		30 000 in annual boxed sets
1994	53 127 024		30 000 in annual boxed sets
1995	106 918 334		22 400 in annual boxed sets
1996	61 498 675		26 040 in annual boxed sets
1997	40 968 398		15 000 in annual boxed sets
1998	41 027 073		15 000 in annual boxed sets
1999	52 428 810		17 000 in annual boxed sets
2000	52 497 440		23 000 in annual boxed sets
2001	41 525 000		11 500 in annual boxed sets
2002	81 496 000		17 000 in annual boxed sets
2003	3 022 350		22 000 in annual boxed sets

1993 - a) coins with a mint mark of the Hamburg Mint or b) with a mint mark of Jablonec Mint;



1994 - a) digit "1" in the year of issue with a hook on top or b) without it like in year 1993 (ca. 30.000 pieces were struck)

The lion has been a symbol of the Czechs for nearly 800 years. It derives from the medieval Premyslid dynasty. The peaceful dissolution of Czechoslovakia in 1993 and the rise of the Czechia re-established the dynastic lion to the national Coat of Arms. According to the rules of the heraldic art every piece of the Arms should be presented in a way that expresses the militancy and prowess. An intensive parliamentary debate was concerning especially the lion's male attribute. The heraldic art prevailed and the lion took the pose of full combat readiness.