10 korun Czechia (1993-1995)

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 the Cathedral of St. Peter and Paul in Brno; below face value: Kč 10 (KORUN ČESKÝCH - Czech korun); along the left edge: BRNO

reeded (144 serrations)

12 V 1993

in circulation

Ladislav Kozák (initials L·K with concave lettering after the face value on the reverse)

Hamburgische Münze (The Hamburg Mint), Hamburg, Germany (coins in year 1993);
Bižuterie Jablonec a.s. (Jewellery Jablonec JSC), Jablonec nad Nisou (coins in years 1994-1995)

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

1993	69 997 359		50 000 in annual boxed sets
1994	20 677 724		30 000 in annual boxed sets
1995	152 388		22 400 in annual boxed sets

1993 - a) coins with face value name Kč written by tall letters or b) by short letters (ca. 10.000 pieces were produced);

1994 - a) digit 1 in year of issue with a clear base and digit 4 wide or b) digit 1 with tiny base and digit 4 narrow (at least 30.000 pieces were produced)

The cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul (Cathedral Svatý Petra a Pavla) in Brno was built on the Petrov castle hill in the 12th century. Rebuilt many times it is now a symbol of the second largest Czech city.


photo: DominikTefert; 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.