2 koruny Czechia (from 1993)

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

a large face value: 2 Kč (KORUNY ČESKÉ - Czech korunas); on the left a Great Moravian button-jewel gombik

plain

30 VI 1993

in circulation

Jarmila Truhlíková-Spěváková (stylised initials JTS on the bottom of the reverse)

Royal Canadian Mint, Winnipeg, Canada (coins in years 1993-1994);
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);
Česká Mincovna a.s. (The Czech Mint JSC) (name after 2004), Jablonec nad Nisou (coins in years 1994 till today)

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

1993	80 000 900		50 000 in annual boxed sets
1994	18 360 000
1994	30 310 286		30 000 in annual boxed sets
1995	30 520 405		22 400 in annual boxed sets
1996	15 181 750		26 040 in annual boxed sets
1997	15 060 245		15 000 in annual boxed sets
1998	10 455 480		15 000 in annual boxed sets
1999	28 778		17 000 in annual boxed sets
2000	25 000		23 000 in annual boxed sets
2001	26 117 000		11 500 in annual boxed sets
2002	20 941 084		17 000 in annual boxed sets
2003	20 955 000		22 000 in annual boxed sets
2004	15 658 556		30 500 in annual boxed sets
2005	14 000		22 000 in annual boxed sets
2006	30 500		25 000 in annual boxed sets
2007	30 020 500		21 000 in annual boxed sets
2008	26 267 000		16 000 in annual boxed sets
2009	25 418 000		10 000 in annual boxed sets
2010	26 054 000		10 000 in annual boxed sets
2011	11 477 140		15 000 in annual boxed sets
2012	14 817 503		26 500 in annual boxed sets
2013	15 762 603		20 000 in annual boxed sets
2014	8 413 033		23 500 in annual boxed sets
2015	10 174 033		14 000 in annual boxed sets

1994 - a) coins with a mint mark of the Canadian Mint or b) with a mint mark of Jablonec Mint;



1995 - a) digits in year of issue wide or b) narrow (at least 22.400 pieces were produced);

1998, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 - a) "leg" of letter T in the designers initials is long and contains letter S and letter J is sloped or b) "leg" of letter T is short, so S is not contained and letter J is straight

Gombik is a kind of spherical jewellery found in Great Moravian graves from 9th-10th century. A digit of finds, their size (1-3 cm) and a variety of materials they are produced from (gold, silver, copper, glass) would suggest their widespread use, but there is still no evidence of their function as buttons.


photo: licence CC-BY-SA 3.0

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.