Name/Title
Beer Coaster — "Pražan" 12°, KOOSPOL Czechoslovakia (Multilingual)Entry/Object ID
2025.1.327Description
Round pressed wood-pulp coaster on kraft board. A ring of "beer" in five languages runs around the top — "BIER · ПИВО · BIÈRE · SÖR · BEER" — flanked by green quatrefoils; below, a red-and-green civic shield (three towers), the brand "Pražan" in green blackletter, "12%," and "KOOSPOL CZECHOSLOVAKIA" around the lower edge.
Four identical items.Use
Leopoldo Arús Gálvez brought this coaster back to Havana during a work trip to Czechoslovakia.Context
An export-market coaster. KOOSPOL was a Czechoslovak state foreign-trade enterprise; its multilingual (German, Russian, French, Hungarian, English) "Pražan" coaster was probably produced for distribution abroad.Collection
The Cabrera Arús family collection, Leopoldo Arús Caraballo collection, Leopoldo Arús Gálvez collectionMade/Created
Place
Country
CzechoslovakiaRegion
Eastern EuropeContinent
EuropeNotes
Brand/issuer: "Pražan" beer for export via KOOSPOL, Czechoslovakia.
Printer/designer not identified.
Date: circa 1960s–1970s (tentative; no printed date).Inscription/Signature/Marks
Type
InscriptionLocation
Front of coasterTranscription
Bier - ПИВО - bière - sör - beer -- Koospol Czechoslovakia -- Prazan 12%Material/Technique
PrintedNotes
Printed (multilingual/Czech): "BIER · ПИВО · BIÈRE · SÖR · BEER"; "Pražan"; "12%"; "KOOSPOL CZECHOSLOVAKIA." Civic-arms shield.Materials
Material
CardboardMaterial Notes
Pressed wood-pulp board; red, green, and black inks.Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Leopoldo Arús Gálvez, Leopoldo Arús CaraballoNotes
ownersRelated Places
Place
Country
CzechoslovakiaRegion
Eastern EuropeContinent
EuropeNotes
acquisition, productionPlace
City
HavanaCountry
CubaRegion
Caribbean, Central AmericaNotes
useResearch Notes
Notes
KOOSPOL was the foreign-trade business of Czechoslovakia, among the state foreign-trade enterprises that handled the country's exports.Created By
María A. Cabrera ArúsCreate Date
May 23, 2022Updated By
María A. Cabrera ArúsUpdate Date
June 18, 2026