102973 | CZECHOSLOVAKIA. "Temptation" uniface aluminum Trial Strike.

102973  |  CZECHOSLOVAKIA. "Temptation" uniface aluminum Trial Strike. Issued ca. 1917 (72mm x 68mm, 34.19 g). By Jan Čejka at the Kremnica mint.

 

Nude female standing facing, head turned over her left shoulder and attempting to cover herself with a drapery; behind to right, portly man reclining on bed, resting hand upon bag of coins, while other bags of coins spill out, along with pieces of jewelry // Plain. Edge: Slightly beveled as made.

 

Choice Mint State. Intensely brilliant and attractive, though some minor roughness is noted on the reverse. An interesting and rather provocative issue, and especially rare as a trial striking from the mint, complete with its oversized nature.

 

Quite unusual and thought-provoking, this issue seems to embody the aspect of temptation, with the nude female deliberating what can only be interpreted as a would-be prostitution scene. She is contemplating the act, with a rather rotund man tempting her with rewards in the form of many coins and even jewelry should she join him in bed in order to earn her compensation.

 

Upload: 3 February 2025.