Czech Republic 200 Korun 1996






Ruler Republic
Mint -
Date 1996
Size (mm) 31
Weight (g) 13.0
Die Axis -
Tariff 200 Korun
Ob. Leg. CESKA REPUBLIKA
Ob. Desc. Coat of arms
Meaning -
Rev. Leg. JEAN BADISTE GASPARD DEBURAU 1796-1846
Rev. Desc. Figure in robe, with large buttons holding flower in r. hand
Meaning
References; Collection; Krause 24; Novotny MPCZ 11
Notes: Jean Baptiste Gaspard Deburan; 25,000 mintage Mime artist, born in Kolín, C Czech Republic, into a family of acrobats. He joined the Théâtre des Funambules in Paris (1816), and developed the character of Pierrot into a pale-faced hero and archetypal lover. His work, which culminated in the famous mime-play L'Enfant prodigue, popularized mime in France in the 19th-c, and the vogue for it spread to Britain