10 korun Czechia (from 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)

1 XI 1995

in circulation

Ladislav Kozák (initials L·K on the bottom 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 paws on the obverse)

1995	20 530 459
1996	20 664 143	26 040 in annual boxed sets
1997	48 215	15 000 in annual boxed sets
1998	25 000	15 000 in annual boxed sets
1999	29 500	17 000 in annual boxed sets
2000	30 000	23 000 in annual boxed sets
2001	25 000	11 500 in annual boxed sets
2002	20 156	17 000 in annual boxed sets
2003	18 747 000	22 000 in annual boxed sets
2004	2 255 740	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	20 500	21 000 in annual boxed sets
2008	10 092 800	16 000 in annual boxed sets
2009	10 511 000	10 000 in annual boxed sets
2010	16 811 000	10 000 in annual boxed sets
2011	18 130	15 000 in annual boxed sets
2012	26 503	26 500 in annual boxed sets
2013	7 872 603	20 000 in annual boxed sets
2014	7 360 133	23 500 in annual boxed sets
2015	5 264 233	14 000 in annual boxed sets

1996 - a) edge cut mechanicaly like in year 1995 (indents of a trapezoid shape) or b) by electro-erosion like in later years (indents of an ellipsoid shape)

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.