On the occasion of his 50th birthday (February 15, 2022), Jaromír Jágr prepared a commemorative print in the form of a banknote (the so-called memory card) in cooperation with Czech ducats and the State Printing Office of Valuables, which offers a unique collecting and investment opportunity.

The commemorative has dimensions of 194 x 84 mm, the front side is dominated by a portrait of Jaromír Jágr with the Czech lion, the national flag and the emblem of the Triple Gold Club. 

The reverse side offers a view of Old Town Square with national flags in the hands of celebrating fans, the coat of arms of the Czech Republic and symbolic linden leaves.

We issue it in four numbered series A, B, C, D of 2,500 pieces each, so the total issue is 10,000 pieces. How commemorative printing in the form of a banknote is created, you can read in the article How a commemorative banknote is created .

Presentation of the proposal and ceremonial christening by Jaromír Jágr took place on 14.2. 2022 in the Czech Hockey Hall of Fame. Subsequently, all the documents were handed over to the representatives of the State Printer of Valuables so that production could begin.

It will go on sale in mid-June, orders were launched during the christening on February 14. Now the Jaromír Jágr memory stick is already sold out.

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

Dimension194 x 84 mm
Papersecurity paper with 50% cotton content, weight 100 g/m2, contains a combination of positive and negative watermark in the shape of "linden leaves", supplemented with colored protective fibers
Printing techniquesoffset, steel printing, letterpress, hot embossing
Numbering: letterpress, black, green fluorescence under UV lamp,
2x matching number including series on reverse side and horizontal pyramidal number
Protective elementsbond paper with watermark and colored fibers;
Front side – precious underprint grids, microtexts, iris transitions, color with fluorescence under a UV lamp;
Reverse side - precious underprint grids, microtexts, iris transitions, color with fluorescence under a UV lamp, pyramidal numbering with green fluorescence under a UV lamp
The authoracademic painter Eva Hašková
Line drawingsMartin Serb
PrintingSTATE PRINTER OF SECURITIES, state enterprise
Is issuingCzech ducats s.r.o
Year2022
Emission10,000 pcs, series A, B, C, D each 2500 pcs


Jaromir Jágr's hockey achievements

Jaromír Jágr is a member of the elite Triple Gold Club for winners of the Stanley Cup, the Olympics and the World Cup.

He won the Stanley Cup twice, is an Olympic champion and a two-time world champion. He played 1733 games in the NHL for Pittsburgh, Washington, New York Rangers, Philadelphia, Dallas, Boston, New Jersey, Florida and Calgary.

The status of one of the best and most recognized players in history is also evidenced by the winning of five Art Ross Trophies for the winner of Canadian NHL scoring and three Ted Lindsay Award trophies for the NHL's most valuable player.

Selected national team achievements

1x WC U20 All-Star Team – 1990
1x Olympic Champion – 1998
2x World Champion – 2005 and 2010
4x Member of the WC All-Star Team – 2004, 2005, 2011, 2015
1x Best Striker of the Tournament – ​​2011
1x Most Valuable Player of the Tournament - 2015

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