20 Krone Czechoslovakia (1918-1992) Silver Andrej Sládkovič

1972, Czechoslovakia (Socialist Republic). Silver 20 Korun “Andrej Sladkovic”.

Mint years: 1972

Reference: KM-76.
Denomination: 20 Korun
Diameter: 29mm
Material: Silver
Weight: 8.98gm

The Czechoslovak Socialist Republic (Czech/Slovak: Československá socialistická republika) was the official name of Czechoslovakia from 1960 until shortly after the Velvet Revolution in 1989. It has been regarded as a satellite state of the Soviet Union.

Following the coup d'état of February 1948, when the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia seized power with the backing of the Soviet Union, the country was declared a people’s republic after the Ninth-of-May Constitution became effective. The traditional name Československá republika (Czechoslovak Republic) was changed on 11 July 1960 following implementation of the 1960 Constitution of Czechoslovakia as a symbol of the “final victory of socialism” in the country, and remained so until the Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia. Several other state symbols were changed in 1960.