Gold quarter-ounce medal Stories of Our History - Association of Junák - Scouts proof

Gold quarter-ounce medal Stories of Our History - Association of Junák - Scouts proof

Stock state
Sold out
Date of issue
June 2019
Mintage
100 pcs

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

Stories of Our History

The Czech Mint issued the cycle "Stories of our history" including the fifth commemorative medal which is embossed from one quarter ounce of pure gold in order to commemorate the story of the Czech Boy Scouts.

When the Englishman Robert Baden-Powell wrote a handbook and organized a summer camp for boys, from whom he wanted to raise good citizens with a sense of duty and respect for nature, he certainly did not know that a global phenomenon was emerging. The Scout Association was founded in 1907. Enthusiastic teacher Antonín Benjamin Svojsík brought it to the Czech lands five years later. His first camp was attended by only thirteen czech scouts. However, czech scouting became so popular in Czechoslovakia, that a number of similarly oriented organizations emerged spontaneously. In order to prevent further fragmentation, they were unified in "The Boy Scouts Association of the Czechoslovak Republic" in 1919. But the tumultuous 20th century has set many obstacles to them. Their movement was based on democratic principles, so they have become a thorn in the eye of the emerging totalitarian regimes that forbade their activities. Many scouts were killed for their ideas, others have lost their freedom, but they  become members of the international Scout Association.

The obverse side of the medal from the studio of MgA. Martin Dašek presents the Czech flag and scout iconography - a characteristic hat, lily and a badge with three eagle feathers which the scouts earn for fulfilling three challanges of silence, hunger and solitude. The inscription presents the current name of the organization JUNÁK – THE CZECH BOY SCOUT together with the motto BE READY. The reverse side bears a group of scouts sitting by the fire in front of a tent with undercoat which was invented by the czech scouts. The dates in the inscription commemorate the foundation of the organization (1912), the establishment of the Boy Scouts Association (1919) and three restoration events of the organization (1945, 1968, 1989).

Each medal has a special certificate of origin that tells its story.

Specifications

Collectors set
Code
31421-611
Issuer
Czech mint
Author of the obverse
MgA. Martin Dašek
Author of the reverse
MgA. Martin Dašek
Numbered issue
No
Certificate
Yes
Fineness
999,9 / 1000
Weight
7.78 g
Diameter
22 mm
Packaging
Burgundy leather case
Capsule
Yes
Czech Mint
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