Gold Coin of the town of Plzeň

Preparation of designs for the coin – competition conditions (pdf, 3.9 MB) – in Czech only
Technical preparation of the coin – in Czech only

On 26 May 2026, the Czech National Bank is issuing the first gold coin from the follow-on Municipal Heritage Sites II cycle. It features the city of Plzeň. The coin is minted from 999.9 purity gold and is issued in two versions, normal quality and proof quality, which differ in surface treatment and edge marking. Proof-quality coins have a highly polished field, a matt relief and a plain edge. Normal quality coins have milled edges. The coin is 28 mm in diameter, weighs 15.55 g and is 1.8 mm thick. Deviations in diameter of 0.1 mm and thickness of 0.15 mm are allowed. Upward deviations in weight of 0.062 g and in gold content of 0.01% are allowed.

The obverse side of the coin features, on the left, part of the Renaissance Town Hall on náměstí Republiky. The heraldic animals from the large national coat-of-arms – the Czech lion at the top, the Moravian eagle in the middle and the Silesian eagle at the bottom – are situated in the centre of the coin. To the right of the heraldic animals is part of the Municipal Library building on Bedřich Smetana Street. The text “ČESKÁ REPUBLIKA” is located in the upper part of the coin. The text “MĚSTSKÉ PAMÁTKOVÉ REZERVACE”, the denomination and abbreviated monetary unit “5000 Kč”, and the mark of the Czech Mint, in the form of the letters “Č” and “M”, are located near the lower right edge of the coin. The reverse side of the coin features St Bartholomew’s Cathedral on the left and part of U Červeného srdce House on náměstí Republiky on the right. In the upper part of the coin, a fragment of sgraffito plasterwork is depicted on the left, with the text “MĚSTO PLZEŇ” above it, while the year of mintage “2026” is located on the right. The initials of the designer of the coin Zbyněk Fojtů, made up of the letters “F” and “Z”, are located at the left edge of the coin.

Each coin comes with a red catalogue card containing a description and the relief of the coin.

The Czech National Bank sells its commemorative coins through contractual partners licensed to trade in numismatic material (in Czech only).