The new gold five-ducat of St. Wenceslas which was minted by the Czech Mint in 2024, will appeal to collectors, investors and anyone looking for a truly valuable gift.

The Premyslid prince Wenceslas, who reigned in the 10th century, was renowned as a peaceful ruler endowed with a number of virtues, including chivalry, morality and piety. He grew wine and grain for Holy Communion, cared for the poor, and built religious buildings, such as the Prague Rotunda of St. Vitus. The Czech lands prospered under Wenceslas' rule, and when he died due to his brother Boleslaus, he became one of the most popular patron saints of our country... No wonder that the following generations paid tribute to him in various ways - for example, through gold ducats that were minted not only by Czech kings but also by Czechoslovak finance ministers. The famous first-republican St. Wenceslas ducats preserved value, but people liked them especially as a gift for important events - for the cradle, for graduation or even for a wedding. Modern ducats minted by the Czech Mint are used in the same way.

The obverse side of the gold five-ducat, which is the work of the medal maker Mgr. Petr Horák, presents Saint Wenceslas as a martyr. The scene of his death was inspired by a pen drawing from Velislav's Bible. The text on the obverse side states ZAVRAŽDĚNÍ SV. VÁCLAVA – 5-DUKÁT (MURDER OF ST.WENCESLAS - 5-DUCAT). The reverse side of the mintage is filled with a flaming eagle clutching the St.Wenceslas´sword. The composition of the reverse side is supplemented with the year 2024 and the text of the famous old Czech chorale: SVATÝ VÁCLAVE, VÉVODO ČESKÉ ZEMĚ… NEDEJ ZAHYNOUTI NÁM I BUDOUCÍM (SAINT WENCESLAS, DUKE OF THE CZECH LAND, DO NOT LET US PERISH).

Each five-ducat is hand-numbered on the edge and supplemented with a unique numbered certificate covered with a layer of gold.