In 1949 Comrade Stalin celebrated his 71st birthday. As a present for him, the Czechoslovak communist government decided to mint commemorative coins in denominations of 100 and 50 Czechoslovak crowns.
You may wonder why not a year earlier on his 70th birthday and why with the date 21.12., when the Great Comrade was born on 18.12. I never understood the communists. After a while I stopped trying to understand them.
100 Czechoslovak Crowns (Kčs), Czechoslovakia, diameter 31 mm, 14 g of silver, purity 500/1000, 1 mio pieces
50 Czechoslovak Crowns (Kčs), Czechoslovakia, diameter 28 mm, 10 g of silver, purity 500/1000, 1 mio pieces
Two years have passed. The Czechoslovak Communist Party celebrated 30 years since its foundation. The party decided to mint commemorative coins. The Communist Party also ran the state. It was enshrined in the constitution.
Elections were held regularly. It was compulsory for voters to choose from one candidate. Those who failed to turn up to vote, or even dared to vote against the designated candidate, were persecuted. That's how it worked for 41 years.
The commemorative coin depicts the then (1951) General Secretary of the Party. He was not present at its creation. In 1929, however, he overthrew the elected leadership and declared himself leader. This is the proper communist tradition. Who else to put on the coin?
Stalin's rule cost the lives of tens of millions of people. This servant of his caused the deaths of tens of thousands at most. But he still got a commemorative coin of the same parameters.
100 Czechoslovak Crowns (Kčs), Czechoslovakia, diameter 31 mm, 14 g of silver, purity 500/1000, 1 mio pieces