CZECHOSLOVAK REPUBLIC 1918 - 1939 REPUBLIKA CESKOSLOVENSKA. Vintage. Shield with lion and branch. Below, face value. R/. NEDJ ZAHYNOUTI NAM I BUDOUCIM. Do not let us or our descendants perish. Saint Wenceslas on horseback. Grooved edge. Engravers: Jaroslaw Benda and Otakar Španiel. ♦ Fr 4 10 Ducats gold 1936 Kremnitz (34.94 g) 633 ex. Very rare. Minor graffiti on obverse. Très beau/Superbe. Saint Wenceslas was born around 907 in Stochov near Libušín and died on September 28, 929 or 935. He was a Czech ruler of the Premyslid dynasty and Duke of Bohemia from 921 to his death. He is the patron saint of the Czech Republic, celebrated on September 28.

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