DOG BREEDS – WEIMARANER

The fifth silver coin of the Czech Mint from the Dog Breeds series is dedicated to the Weimaraner pointer.

Pointers, which were bred for hunting, were mainly used in hunting grounds where small game was present. They were used for this purpose because of their exceptional ability, called displaying or staging: the Pointer follows the scent trail and when it sniffs the hunted animal, it does not attack, but stands in a typical stance. It straightens its tail, raises its front leg and keeps its eyes fixed on the hidden prey, which the hunters with the net then approach and capture. This genetically fixed behaviour, which is reinforced by training, comes from the ancient ancestor of all Pointers – the Spanish pointer that lived in the 16th century but became extinct. Although today’s pointers share a common ancestor, they are a diverse group with different sizes, colours and coat types.

Reverse

The reverse side bears two depictions of the Pointer. The first one is coloured and represents a short-haired Weimaraner. The second one that is in relief, presents a dog with a duck in its mouth – pointers are also good at retrieving hunted game. The composition is supplemented with a bilingual inscription VÝMARSKÝ OHAŘ – WEIMARANER.

Obverse

As the coins of the Czech Mint are published with the foreign license of the island of Niue, their obverse side bears the name and portrait of Queen Elizabeth II, the nominal value of 1 DOLLARS (NZD) and the year of issue 2021.

Packaging

Presented in a small coin box with an enclosed certificate of authenticity. You can save all twelve coins from the Dog Breeds cycle in an spectacular collector’s book which you can purchase separately.