Designed by Oldřich Menhart in 1950 [Hlavsa]. Released by Grafotechna in 1952 [Reichardt 2011]. No lowercase.

A redrawn digital version was made by Ralph Unger (profonts, 2010, used for sample). Briefcase Type Foundry released a revival, BC Monument, with accompanying solid Base and Inline variants in 2022 as part of their Heritage of Oldřich Menhart project.