Hana Zagorová Commemorative Banknote

We offer you a Commemorative banknote with a portrait of Hana Zagorová, in her honor one year after her departure to artistic heaven. The first 100 pieces of series 0151-0170 are already sold out. Due to great interest, we are increasing the number of commemorative banknote for sale by another 250 pieces.

We are increasing the stock for sale on the STC STC e-shop by another 250 pieces, series H, A, N, K, A  series, numbered 0501-0550 (50 pieces of commemorative banknote from each series). When ordering from our e-shop, please indicate in the notes which series you are interested in (different colors, see photo gallery: H pink, A purple, N ochre, K blue, A grey).

The commemorative certified banknote includes a gift cover made of high-quality 300 g/m² graphic paper.

More about the project:

VDN Promo, a company that publishes commemorative certified banknotes dedicated to exceptional and successful Czech prominent figures, has decided to publish a commemorative banknote with a portrait of the popular Czech singer, Hana Zagorová, who etched her mark into the hearts of her fans with her unmistakable voice, typical smile and beautiful lyrics. The catchphrase “Don’t be a Zagorka” has become an everyday Czech expression.

The author of Hana Zagorová’s portrait on the commemorative banknote is none other than Václav Fajt, with whom the VDN Promo agency has collaborated in the past, for example, on the successful commemorative banknote with a portrait of Jan Koller. The design of the commemorative banknote was prepared by Michal Šindelář, graphic designer of the STC.

The commemorative banknote was printed on watermarked paper with protective fibres (visible fibres, invisible fibres – luminous under UV light). Protective elements include guilloches printed by offset, price raster, iris gradients, offset printing with luminous UV light inks and printing with invisible luminous UV light inks, numbering with luminous red and black UV light ink by letterpress technique, portrait by intaglio technique. The lyrics of Hana Zagorová’s songs are visible in the microtext. The CD motif was applied by hot embossing – in gold foil. The depicted ‘face value’ of the commemorative banknote reminds us of the age at which Hana Zagorová left us.

Technical specification of the commemorative certified banknote:

Author of the portrait drawing: Václav Fajt
Design: Michal Šindelář
Printing: Státní tiskárna cenin, s. p.
Vydává: VDN Promo, s.r.o.
Date of the issue: 26. 8. 2023
Total cost: 10,000 pieces, series H, A, N, K, A, each series contains 2,000 pieces

On the STC e-shop, you can purchase the H A N K A series with numbering, 0501-0550 from each series.

The series 0151-0170 is sold.  

Start of sales 24 August 2023.

About Hana Zagorová

Hana Zagorová was born on 6 September 1946 in Petřkovice, Ostrava.  At the age of six she began to learn the piano and at the age of eleven wrote her first play. However, she has gained an audience mainly thanks to her singing career. She quickly became one of the most important singers on the Czechoslovak music scene and, to this day, rightfully holds the title of the best-selling Czech singer of all time. Her voice was specific and unmistakable. Its uniqueness is confirmed by the nine Golden Nightingales awards that Hana Zagorová has won. She was not only an exceptional singer, but also a woman with a big heart and a proud patriot. In June 1989 she signed the petition of the Charter 77 movement and was not allowed to speak publicly until the fall of the communist regime. During her long and hugely successful career she achieved numerous awards. She etched her mark into the memory of her fans with a large number of widely popular hits. Her persona, affability and positive nature are also connected with a widespread catchphrase in Czech show business: “Don’t be a Zagorka”. Hana Zagorová died in Prague on 26 August 2022.

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