Czechoslovakia 100 korun 1971 - Centenary of the death of Josef Mánes

The coin's story

This silver 100 korun was issued in 1971 by the Czechoslovak Socialist Republic for the centenary of the death of the painter Josef Mánes (1820-1871), one of the great figures of nineteenth-century Czech national art. He is known in particular for the calendar dial of the Prague astronomical clock, made in 1866 and decorated with scenes inspired by peasant life. The issue was set by a decree of the Ministry of Finance of October 1971 (no. 124/1971), which specified an alloy of 700 thousandths silver and a diameter of 33 mm. The coin was not intended for circulation: 45,000 pieces were struck in standard quality, of which 7,073 were later destroyed, and 5,000 in proof. The obverse is the work of Ján Kulich and the portrait on the reverse that of Petr Formánek. It ceased to be legal tender on 30 September 2000.