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08 June 2009 at 10:40 IST
Czech to mint gold, platinum, silver coins for Pope
Limited issue platinum,
Gold and
Silver medals will be minted in the Czech Republic ahead of Pope Benedict XVI's upcoming visit to the county.
The coins will depict a portrait of the pontiff, designed by Daniela Kartakova, on one side and a portrait of tenth-century duke St Wenceslas - also patron saint of Bohemia - on the other.
Project initiator Petr Pitra explained that the coins will represent a major coup for collectors, particularly because the
Platinum version will be the first ever to feature the Pope.
He told the news provider: "The portraits express a dialogue of centuries, a meeting of the present church with the main representative of the Czech cultural tradition.
"Medals with the Pope's portrait have already been minted in other countries, but never
Platinum ones."
The local Ceska mincovna mint is producing the coins and Czech Cardinal Miloslav Vlk received the first issue in Jablonec yesterday (4th June).
A total of 280 platinum medals with diameters of 37mm will be produced, alongside 60
Gold medals with a diameter of 37mm, a further 333 gold medals with a diameter of 28mm and an unspecified number of
Silver medals.
The Pope is scheduled to visit the Czech Republic between 26th and 28th September.
Courtesy: Platinum Today
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