St. Adalbert's Martyrdom [200]
St. Adalbert's Martyrdom
Face value: 200 pln
Alloy: 900/1000 Au
Diameter: 27 mm
Weight: 15.5 g
Finish: proof
Mintage: 2000 pcs
On the edge: 997-1997, repeated six times and separated by stars.
Additional: no
Date of issue: 1997-04-22
Issue price: 1030 pln
Designer: Ewa Tyc-Karpińska
Designer: Ewa Tyc-Karpińska
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Vojtech better known in Europe under the name Adalbert was born about 956 A.D. in Libice into the family of the Czech Prince Slavnikovic. He was related through his father to the Emperor Otton III, and through his mother to Bolesław Chrobry, the King of Poland. Brought up in Germany, he studied theology in Magdeburg under a spiritual guidance of, and receiyed his name on his confirmation from, Adalbert, the first archbishop of Magdeburg/
He took holy orders in 981 A D. in Prague and in 983 A.D. he became the bishop of Prague, the first of Czech origin. On April 17, 990 he took his vowes at the Benedictine Monastery in Rome, where he met and gained the friendship of Otton tli. He decided to become a missionary and at the beginning of 995 the Pope allowed him ...