20 haleru Czechia (1993-1997)

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

in the centre a large stylised face value: 20, lower letter: H (HALÉŘŮ); inside digit zero a lime leaf; edge in a shape of a heptagon pointed upwards

reeded (90 serrations)

12 V 1993

31 X 2003

Jaroslav Bejvl (monogram after the face value at the right edge of the reverse)

Hamburgische Münze (The Hamburg Mint), Hamburg, Germany (coins in years 1993-1995);
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 1993-1997)

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

1993	80 000 000		20 000 in annual boxed sets
1993	30 558 000		30 000 in annual boxed sets
1994	9 310 000
1994	81 291 201		30 000 in annual boxed sets
1995	450 000
1995	80 960 374		22 400 in annual boxed sets
1996	61 086 142		26 040 in annual boxed sets
1997	51 013 450		15 000 in annual boxed sets

1993, 1994, 1995 - a) coins with a mint mark of the Hamburg Mint or b) with a mint mark of Jablonec Mint;



1994 Jablonec - a) tall digits of the year of issue or b) short (like on Hamburg stamps);

1996 - a) edge cut mechanicaly like in earlier years (indents of a trapezoid shape) or b) by electro-erosion like in later years (indents of an ellipsoid shape)

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.