Ducat Establishment of Czechoslovakia - Return of T. G. Masaryk to his Homeland proof

Ducat Establishment of Czechoslovakia - Return of T. G. Masaryk to his Homeland proof

Stock state
Sold out
Date of issue
October 2018
Mintage
400 pcs

The product can also be purchased directly in the stores of the Czech Mint

Product description

The five-part miniseries of the gold ducats of the Czech Mint entitled "The Foundation of Czechoslovakia" has been closed. The last part of the historical puzzle was dedicated to the return of T.G. Masaryk from exile back to his homeland.

Czechoslovakia was established on October 28, 1918, but it had to wait for the arrival of its founder. T. G. Masaryk was elected president on November 14, 1918, and after a four-year hard work abroad he went on a journey home. He entered the territory of the new republic passing the United Kingdom, France, Italy and Austria, and his first steps led to the railway station in Horni Dvoriste. The station, which could be described as provincial, was revived by the bustle. Czech railwaymen, Sokol, legionnaires and government officials called the Czech president to the glory by sounds of the anthem. The welcoming speech was taken by Isidor Zahradnik, the minister of railways, who was a key person to proclaim Czechoslovak independence. Jan Masaryk, who welcomed his father with bread and salt, also await the arrival of the president. The President then continued his journey to Ceske Budejovice, where he made his first official speech. The track was guarded by the Sokol and Legionnaire troops. At the beginning of December the German volunteer corps refused to join the republic and put up armed resistance. The train with T.G. Masaryk went through Veseli above Luznice and Tabor and arrived in Prague. The president of the liberation party got off the train at the future Wilson Station on December 21, 1918 and changed not for the Imperial carriage, but to the Laurin & Klement car, which he described as a "new and democratic means of transport". Alois Jirasek delivered a speech, Smetana's Libuse was played from the Loggia of the National Theater, and a crowd of enthusiastic residents accompanied the President on Wenceslas Square, National Street, Old Town Square and Snemovni Street, where he passed the presidential vow ...

A talented medal maker Jiri Hanus, DiS. became the author of the entire gold ducats miniseries. The well-thought-out designs of individual mintages resemble the foundation of Czechoslovakia to the painting process, where the artist repaints the old painting and uses the original surface to create something completely new. The first ducat of the miniseries was dedicated to the Washington Declaration. The artist painted the decor of the historical document and the rough outline of the future new state on a metaphorical canvas in the form of a Habsburg eagle. In the relief of the second ducat, which commemorates the proclamation of independence of the republic, the monarchy was completely destroyed and replaced by a map of post-war Europe with the dominant Czechoslovakia. In the relief of the third ducat, there is a two-tailed lion in the form of the monarchy, which turned into a provisional state emblem of Czechoslovakia. This character accompanied by the Slovak heraldry was further developed on the ducat dedicated to the Martin Declaration. The fifth ducat gives tribute to the chief architect of the previous events and the artist who repainted the symbol of the monarchy with the symbol of the republic. The outline of the state emblem introduces the tracks passing through the tunnel (the obverse side), which reflects the triumphant return of T. G. Masaryk (the reverse side) to the homeland.

All five ducats linked by an unusual "painting process" can be stored in a wooden collector's etui.
 

Specifications

Code
31396-651
Issuer
Czech mint
Author of the obverse
Roman Shamilyan, Jiří Hanuš, DiS.
Author of the reverse
Roman Shamilyan, Jiří Hanuš, DiS.
Numbered issue
No
Certificate
Yes
Fineness
986 / 1000
Weight
3.49 g
Diameter
20 mm
Packaging
Gold paper case
Capsule
Yes
Czech Mint
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