Myths, mysteries and fairy tales – all this is offered by the Czech Mint's series entitled Legends of the Czech castles. The fifth commemorative medal made of pure silver commemorates Loket Castle and the promise to a beautiful fairy.

Loket Castle stands on a rocky promontory surrounded on three sides by the Ohře River. The surrounding landscape is full of mystery and supernatural forces – healing springs that have saved many lives, and breathtaking rocks where many lives have been lost. It was in ancient times when the Vohburg family ruled the region. According to custom, anyone who visited their castle brought a gift, but Margravine Johanna was not expecting such a surprise. A poor farmer who visited her to ask for work in her service gave her a child. He had found him abandoned and crying by the roadside. The compassionate noblewoman accepted this unusual gift and raised the boy with love. He grew up to be a handsome but somewhat strange young man named Hans Heiling – Jan Svatoš. He had no interest in the noble pastimes of knightly tournaments and banquets. Instead, he longed for knowledge and preferred to study. He loved to wander alone in the woods and ponder the mysteries of the world. Deep in thought, he sat down on the bank of a river, where he met a beautiful water nymph. She saw that he was seeking knowledge and emerged from the depths. “Dear one, I know the pain in your heart. You long to master the world of magic. I will teach you everything you desire, but only on condition that you never pledge yourself to another woman,“ she said. The eager young man did not hesitate and accepted the offer. In exchange for his heart, he gained supernatural powers and became the prince of spirits who ruled the four elements. He lived happily for many years and used his powers to build the most beautiful castle in the world on the Ohře River. But then he fell in love with a mere mortal, whom he asked to marry. Perhaps he was so confident in his power that he did not fear the consequences, or perhaps he simply forgot his promise to the fairy. However, the disappointed fairy did not forget. She emerged from the water and turned the entire wedding procession, the bride, the groom and even his castle into stone. The sad and motionless rocks still stand on the banks of the river today...

The obverse side of the commemorative medal, which is the work of academic sculptor Majka Wichnerová, depicts a beautiful water fairy emerging from the waves and turning the entire wedding procession to stone with a wave of her hand. The reverse side is dominated by Loket Castle in the Slavkov Forest.

A total of six castle stories will be presented in the collector's series.