2025
year

ČNB
issuer

34 mm
diameter

1 troy oz (31,10 g) Au
weight

99,99% Au
purity

PROOF
grade

10000 CZK
nominal value

ORDERS CONTAINING THIS COIN WILL BE SHIPPED FROM 26.09.2025

The coin is minted from 999.9 gold and is issued in two versions, regular and proof, which differ in surface finish and edge design.

In the top-grade coins, the field of the coin is highly polished and the relief is frosted, while the edge is smooth.

Prince Wenceslas of the Přemyslid dynasty was renowned as a peaceful ruler endowed with many virtues. He cultivated wine and grain for Holy Communion, cared for the poor, ransomed slaves, and built church buildings, such as the Prague Rotunda of St. Vitus, the predecessor of the cathedral of the same name. Wenceslas was led to a pure life in the spirit of the Christian faith by his grandmother, Saint Ludmila, who raised him until he had her murdered by his spiteful mother, Drahomíra. The country prospered during Wenceslas' ten-year reign, even after he was defeated militarily by the German ruler Henry I the Fowler. He managed to preserve the sovereignty of the Czech lands at the cost of submitting to the German Empire. However, Wenceslas' younger brother Boleslav could not bear this and betrayed and murdered him.

The obverse side features an imaginative collage and stylization of St. Vitus' Rotunda, built by St. Wenceslas, which stood on the site of today's St. Vitus Cathedral, and the Přemyslid coat of arms – a flaming eagle.

The reverse side depicts scenes of Prince Wenceslas from St. Catherine's Rotunda and Velislav's Bible.

Each coin comes with a catalog card containing a description of the coin and a plastic image of it.

The coin is stored in a red case with the gold logo of the CNB.