Prague Old Town Bridge Tower, Zeton Smasher
Posted by: HanSohn
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A Penny (Zeton) smasher located on the fourth floor of the Old Town Bridge Tower in Prague.
Waymark Code: WM200
Location: Hlavní město Praha, Czechia
Date Posted: 09/27/2005
Views: 289
I was visiting Prague on a recent trip. After crossing the Charles Bridge, I decided to climb the Old Town Bridge Tower at the east end.
Having marked this waymark in my mind, I was elated to find a 'Penny Smasher' in the gift shop on about the fourth floor. Okay it wasn't exactly a 'penny smasher', it was a Zeton Smasher.
As I understand it the bridge and tower were constructed in 1357 during the time of Charles IV, King of Bohemia and the Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire.
Now about the smasher: it costs 20 Czech Koruns, or about $1.00 US. They provide a nice new unprinted Zeton for you to smash so the imprint is quite nice.
Denomination: Penny
Number of Designs: Four
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