Emanuela Nohejlová-Prátová

Emanuela Nohejlová-Prátová (3 June 1900 – 19 November 1995) was a Czech numismatist, archaeologist and historian. She is considered to be a founder of modern Czech numismatics.

Early life Nohejlová-Prátová was born on 3 June 1900 in Opatovice nad Labem, east Bohemia, then part of Austria-Hungary. Her father, Emanuel Nohejl, was the doctor and mayor for the village. Her mother was Berta Schmidt and the couple had three daughters, of which Nohejlová-Prátová was the youngest.

In 1918 Nohejlová-Prátová caught influenza as a result of the pandemic of Spanish flu that swept Europe, and this illness delayed her graduation. In her research she worked across many periods, with her specialisms lying particularly in Czech coinage, especially of Bohemia, and metrology. She was also considered an expert on medieval counterfeits. In Nohejlová-Prátová's work on Czech coinage in the tenth and eleventh century, she believed that numismatics tended to over-estimate the link between iconography and contemporary politics. In 1958 she was awarded a doctorate.

She died on 19 November 1995, aged 95, in Pardubice, Czech Republic and is buried in the cemetery there. She wrote several books, including:

Příběhy kláštera Opatovického [Stories of the Opatovický Monastery], 1925 Z příběhů pražské mincovny [Stories of the Prague Mint], 1929 Moravská mincovna markraběte Jošta [Moravian Mint of Margrave Jošt], 1933 Košický poklad [Košice Treasure], 1948

Das Münzwesen Albrechts von Wallenstein, 1969 Základy numismatiky [Fundamentals of Numismatics], 1975 (2. vyd. 1986) Katalog výstavní sbírky medailí Dvě století vědecké numismatiky v českých zemích:(1771-1971) "Kralovna Emma." Královny, kněžny a velké ženy české České medaile Severina Brachmanna

As well as many articles, such as:

Denar of Princess Euphemia Poznámky o ražbách pražské mincovny [Notes on the minting of the Prague Mint], 1930 Krátký přehled českého mincovnictví a tabulky cen a mezd "Rožmberské tolary." Numismatické listy "Kilka uwag na temat najstarszych znalezisk denarów czeskich i współczesnych znalezisk polskich