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200 Korun Operation Anthropoid
2017 year| Silver (.925) | 13 g | 31 mm |
| Issuer | Czech Republic |
|---|---|
| Period | Republic (1993-date) |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
| Year | 2017 |
| Value | 200 Korun 200 CZK = USD 8.72 |
| Currency | Koruna (1993-date) |
| Composition | Silver (.925) |
| Weight | 13 g |
| Diameter | 31 mm |
| Thickness | 2.20 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Updated | 2024-10-04 |
| Numista | N#115158 |
|---|---|
| Rarity index | 82% |
Reverse
Script: Latin
Lettering:
OPERACE ANTHROPOID
1942-2017
IH
Translation:
OPERATION ANTHROPOID
1942-2017
IH
Engraver: Irena Hradecká
Edge
Two types of edge exist: milled and plain with engraved lettering
Lettering: ČESKÁ NÁRODNÍ BANKA * Ag 0.925 * 13 g *
Translation: CZECH NATIONAL BANK * Ag 0.925 * 13 g *
Comment
Date of issue 24-05-2017"Operation Anthropoid" was the code name for the assassination of Schutzstaffel (SS)-Obergruppenführer and General of Police Reinhard Heydrich, head of the Reichssicherheitshauptamt (Reich Main Security Office, RSHA), the combined security services of fascist Nazi Germany, and acting Reichsprotektor of the Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia. The operation was carried out in Prague on 27 May 1942 after having been prepared by the British Special Operations Executive with the approval of the Czechoslovak government-in-exile. Wounded in the attack, Heydrich died of his injuries on 4 June 1942. His death led to a wave of merciless reprisals by German SS troops, including the destruction of villages (Lidice, Ležáky) and the killing of civilians. Anthropoid was the only successful assassination of a senior Nazi leader during World War II.
Heydrich was one of the most powerful men in Nazi Germany and an important figure in the rise of Adolf Hitler; as a Nazi potentate, he was given overall charge of the so-called Final Solution (Holocaust) of the Jews in Europe. Despite the risks, the Czechoslovaks decided to undertake the operation to help confer legitimacy on Edvard Beneš's government-in-exile in London, as well as for retribution against Heydrich's harsh rule.
(Info from wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Anthropoid)
Interesting fact
One interesting fact about the Non-circulating coin 200 Korun (Operation Anthropoid) 2017 from Czech Republic made of Silver (.925) weighing 13 g is that it was issued to commemorate the 75th anniversary of Operation Anthropoid, a World War II operation in which Czech resistance fighters assassinated Reinhard Heydrich, the Nazi SS Obergruppenführer and Governor of Bohemia and Moravia. The coin's design features a depiction of the assassination, with the dates "1942-2017" and "75 let od Operace Anthropoid" (75 years since Operation Anthropoid) inscribed above and below the image. The coin's obverse side features the Czech Republic's coat of arms.
Price
| Date | Mintage | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 ČM | 11600 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Values in the table are based on evaluations by sales realized on Internet platforms. They serve as an indication only for 200 Korun (Operation Anthropoid) 2017 coin.
