Description: Janko Kral (24 April 1822 23 May 1876) was a Slovak poet and a leading figure of Slavic Romantic poetry. He wrote ballads and epics, extending the genre with his reflections on himself, the world and current events, as well as with affecting descriptions of nature. Born in Liptovský Mikulás, Slovakia, Kral studied at the Lutheran Lyceum in Pressburg (now Bratislava) and while there became one of the most radical poets of the Ludovít Stúr generation?. He welcomed and extolled the 1848 revolution, in which he acted as an agitator and was imprisoned for doing so. Subsequently, he worked as a civil servant, and although he would from time to time come out with a new work, and occasionally be published, he no longer engaged in political activity. Besides experiencing major revolutionary events of 1848 and 1849, he was present at two key events that took place in Tur?iansky Svätý Martin in the early 1860s: the adoption of the Memorandum of the Slovak Nation by the Slovak National Assembly, and the founding general meeting of Matica Slovenská. In his poetry, Kral captured all these events from the perspective of his direct personal experience. His works, scattered as they were across various magazines of the period, would not be anthologised until after his death. Literary science ranks Janko Kral as one of the most important European Romantic poets. Description of the coinObverse:The obverse depicts a character from a ballad by Janko Kral: the maiden in ZAKLIATA PANNAVO VÁHU A DIVNÝ JANKO (The Cursed Maiden in the Váh and Crazy Janko). Her wild and wavy hair symbolises the Váh River. The ballads title is inscribed in the lower right part of the design. At the lower left edge are the stylised letters BR, referring to the coins designer Branislav Ronai, and the mint mark of the Kremnica Mint (Mincovna Kremnica), consisting of the letters MK placed between two dies. Above the portrait, on the left side, are the Slovak coat of arms and the year of issuance 2022. The coins denomination 10 and currency EURO appear at the top of the design, above the name of the issuing country SLOVENSKO.Reverse:The reverse shows an imagined portrait of Janko Kral. His forename and surname are inscribed in capital letters along the left edge of the design. The years of his birth and death 1822 . 1876 appear along part of the right edge.Coin detailsDesigner:Branislav RonaiComposition:.900 silver, .100 copperWeight:18 gDiameter:34 mmEdge: SLOVENSKÝ ROMANTICKÝ BÁSNIK A BALADIK(Slovak romantic poet and balladist)Producer:Kremnica MintEngraver:Dalibor SchmidtIssuing volume:2,600 coins in brilliant uncirculated quality6,150 coins in proof qualityIssuing date:15 March 2022 I do combined shipping.Shipment: registered letter, 1st class from Slovakia, EUFeel free to contact me.
Price: 44.99 USD
Location: Slovakia , EU
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Denomination: 10Euro
Circulated/Uncirculated: Uncirculated
Composition: Silver
Year: 2022
Fineness: 0.9
Country/Region of Manufacture: Slovakia
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