Gold quarter-ounce coin Legends of Czech Ice hockey František Pospíšil proof

Gold quarter-ounce coin Legends of Czech Ice hockey František Pospíšil proof

Stock state
Sold out
Date of issue
November 2018
Mintage
200 pcs

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

Product description

The Czech Mint selected players of two big generations of our ice sport in the fourteen-piece collector´s series of gold coins called "Legends of Czechoslovak hockey". František Pospíšil can not miss them.

The ice hockey World Championship was held in Prague in 1972. Canada and the United States of America did not participate in the championship for political reasons, and the Soviet Union was the most serious opponent of the home team. The Soviets dominated the previous nine championships, and the Czechoslovaks still remembered their invasion in 1968. Therefore the match was very personal. "From the beginning, we were afraid of the championship, it would be very bad to disappoint homeland," remembers František Pospíšil, who then became a fresh captain. However, Czechoslovak hockey players did not disappoint, broke down a series of Soviet victories and became world champions for the third time in history after a long twenty-three years. But that was not all. Our team has achieved the championship title two more times during six years in 1976 and 1977. It was František Pospíšil, who took over the cup and raised him triumphantly as the first of the team.

Coin, which is the work of medal maker and teacher MgA. Josef Oplištil, presents a charismatic portrait of the defender on the reverse side complemented by his number 7. The text in the inscription, which is included in the jersey, states: MEMBER OF THE HALL OF FAME IIHF - WORLD MASTER 1972, 1976, 1977 – MEMBER OF THE CZECH HOCKEY´S HALL OF FAME. The coins of the Czech Mint are issued with the foreign license of the state of Samoa, and their obverse side contains the necessary attributes of this issuer, which means the national emblem, the portrait and the name of the Emperor Elizabeth II, the nominal value of 25 DOLLARS (WST) and the year of the issue 2018.

A hockey coin that is released in a limited load of only 200 pieces can be stored in a special collector's etui in the form of a puck.

Specifications

Code
75490-611
Issuer
Samoa
Nominal value
25 WST
Numbered issue
No
Certificate
Yes
Fineness
999,9 / 1000
Weight
7.78 g
Diameter
22 mm
Packaging
Gold paper case or Black leather case with special wrapper
Capsule
Yes
Czech Mint
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