Štramberk municipal heritage site on a new CNB gold coin
The Czech National Bank (CNB) is issuing a CZK 5,000 gold coin featuring a motif of the Town of Štramberk. The coin is part of the Municipal Heritage Sites cycle and will go on sale on 27 May 2025.
The design of the coin was chosen in an artistic competition. At the recommendation of an expert commission, the CNB Bank Board selected the design submitted by Veronika Prokopová. Her work stood out with its clean execution and meticulous collage of the town’s most significant sights. Oldřich Škrabal, the secretary of Štramberk municipal authority, acted as expert adviser to the commission.
“The Town of Štramberk is among the most treasured municipal heritage sites in the Czech Republic, owing to thorough cultural heritage preservation and respect for tradition. The significance and value of this town is rightly honoured by the Czech National Bank issuing this gold coin,” said CNB board member Karina Kubelková.
The obverse side of the coin features a wall painting from the interior of the Jaroňkova útulna building near the Trúba tower in Štramberk. It is located in the upper part of the coin above heraldic animals from the large national coat-of-arms. On the reverse side of the coin, the designer placed a collage of the most significant sights of the Štramberk municipal heritage site – a neo-Renaissance fountain, the Church of St. John of Nepomuk, a one-storey house with a neo-Baroque gable and the ruin of Strallenberg castle with the cylindrical Trúba tower.
The CNB had a total of 12,800 coins of 999.9 purity gold made (3,800 of normal quality and 9,000 of proof quality). They weigh half an ounce (15.5 g) and have a diameter of 28 mm. They are 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 are fully matt and have milled edges.
The coin’s denomination of CZK 5,000 does not equal the sale price. The latter is higher, reflecting, among other things, the current price of gold and production costs. The coins were minted by Česká mincovna, a. s., in Jablonec nad Nisou and are available for purchase from selected contractual partners. The CNB does not sell numismatic material directly to the public.
The Štramberk gold coin is the ninth in the Municipal Heritage Sites cycle. The previous coins featured Cheb, Jihlava, Mikulov, Litoměřice, Kroměříž, Hradec Králové, Olomouc and Moravská Třebová. The 2021–2025 cycle will be completed this year with a tenth coin showing motifs of the town of Tábor. The whole schedule of issuance of coins and banknotes is available on the CNB website.
Štramberk municipal heritage site
The mountain town of Štramberk in the Moravian-Silesian Region perfectly combines architectural heritage, living traditions and picturesque nature. Its historical heart, designated as a municipal heritage site in 1969, is characterised by town houses, a neo-Renaissance fountain and the Church of St. John of Nepomuk. Other inseparable parts of the town include its narrow, winding alleys lined with authentic timbered cottages, and the majestic ruin of Strallenberg castle with the Trúba cylindrical tower, which completes its distinctive silhouette.
Besides its historic sites, Štramberk is famous for a confectionery product – the gingerbread “Štramberk ears”, baked here over many centuries in commemoration of the legendary victory of the Štramberk Christians over the Mongolian army on 8 May 1241 on the eve of the Feast of the Ascension.
Jaroslav Krejčí
CNB Spokesperson
