Gold Coin 2500 CZK Hamr v Dobřívě 2010 Proof

1/4 Oz gold coin - Cultural monuments of technical heritage - Hamr v Dobřívě

The obverse of the coin features a composition of heraldic animals from the Great State Emblem. In the centre is the Czech lion, to its right is the Moravian eagle and to its left is the Silesian eagle. Below the composition of heraldic animals is the name of the state 'CZECH REPUBLIC' and the denomination of the coin with the abbreviation of the monetary unit '2500 CZK'. At the left, top and right edge of the coin is the name of the cycle "CULTURAL MONUMENTS OF TECHNICAL HERITAGE". The Czech Mint mark is placed to the left of the denomination of the coin.

The reverse side depicts the internal equipment of the hammer mill in Dobřív - the pitching hammer and the waterwheel that drives it in the perspective. At the left, top and right edge of the coin is the inscription 'HAMR V DOBŘÍVĚ' and the year of mintage '2010'. The initials of the author of the coin's design, the academic sculptor Jaroslav Veselák, are placed next to the shaft on the lower left edge of the coin in a composition of the letters 'V' and 'J'.

Horní hamr is a unique technical monument of its kind in the Czech Republic with an example of period equipment that is still in operation. The operation and function of the devices are explained by experienced blacksmiths. Those interested can learn the blacksmith's craft in an accelerated course and obtain an apprenticeship certificate with the Hamr emblem and signatures of Master Blacksmiths.

Iron was produced in Dobřív from the beginning of the 14th to the middle of the 20th century. There were early furnaces for the direct production of iron from ores, blast furnaces (from 1614 to 1817), forging hammers (until the 1860s), a puddling and rolling mill in the period of the technical revolution (until 1903) and a tool hammer (in operation until 1949). No. 48 houses the memorial hall of the important Czech actor Jindřich Mosna.

The water hammer in Dobřív is administered by the Dr. Bohuslav Horák Museum in Rokycany, which maintains a permanent exhibition, but in addition to its normal operation, it also organises the Hamernicky Day on the third Saturday in May every year. The programme of the day is full of cultural events and presentations of the blacksmith's craft. On this day, young blacksmiths also compete for a prize called the Dobřívský cvoček.

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