50 haleru Czechia (1998-2008)

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 stylised face value: 50 combined with a letter: H (HALÉŘŮ)

six plain and six reeded sections (6 serrations each)

18 V 1998

31 VIII 2008

Vladimír Oppl (initials VO in tall lettering at the left edge of the reverse)

Bižuterie Česká Mincovna a.s. (Jewellery Czech Mint JSC) (name in years 1995-2004);
Česká Mincovna a.s. (The Czech Mint JSC) (name after 2004), Jablonec nad Nisou (mint mark below lion's paw on the obverse)

1998	25 000	15 000 in annual boxed sets
1999	21 024 810	17 000 in annual boxed sets
2000	15 753 440	23 000 in annual boxed sets
2001	21 425 000	11 500 in annual boxed sets
2002	26 246 298	17 000 in annual boxed sets
2003	41 548 000	22 000 in annual boxed sets
2004	931 145	30 500 in annual boxed sets
2005	36 814 000	22 000 in annual boxed sets
2006	40 030 500	25 000 in annual boxed sets
2007	35 020 500	21 000 in annual boxed sets
2008	17 080	16 000 in annual boxed sets

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.