If you had to think of a hero from your childhood, certainly some of the animated characters would appear among them. And in many cases, certainly, the choice would be Víla Amálka, the heroine from bedtime stories. This would not be a surprise, the magical creature born out of the fog was really extremely charming. The girls were wreathing their daisy wreaths to the hair, the boys looking at her delicate beauty were platonically falling in love. Ageless forest doll celebrates 40 years and therefore an exclusive issue of gold coins Smart 5 NZD of superior quality from the Czech Mint is dedicated to her.

Favorite cartoon series premiere was hold in 1975 and immediately won the children`s affection. Amálka was born out of the fog. She looked into the well, and saw how beautiful she was, and wonderful adventures begun. She was helping her friends and delighted them with her dances. While traveling she meets with the lamb Kudrna, bandit Vešmyška, little man Trneček, nutty doll, water sprite Kebula, Kordulka, Široká bába  and others,  perfectly described by the writer Vaclav Čtvrtek.

Thirteen parts of bedtime story were filmed with success due to the experienced team. Director Václav Bedřich, who had already created Maxipes Fík or Bob and Bobek, really enjoyed that creation. He directed, but also painted Víla Amálka. Stories are underlined by wonderful music by Jíří Kolafa and the magic world is guided by the particular voice of Jiří Hrzán. Stories about Víla Amálka, for the former Czechoslovak Television, were produced by Krátký film, Studio Bratři v triku.

Pure gold Smart 5 NZD coins are decorated with the  little fairy among rowan branches. Its author is a talented medallist Irena Hradecká, DiS. Víla Amálka opens an attractive collector`s series, which is created on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of Večerníček. The frisky artworks will refresh your cherished collections, or will serve as a genuine challenge to the founding of the first numismatic collections.