Banknotes of the Czechoslovak koruna (1919)

Czechoslovak koruna
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Austro-Hungarian 10 Kčs banknote with 10 haléřů stamp
ISO 4217
CodeCZK
Subunit0.01
Unit
UnitKoruna
Symbol
Denominations
Subunit
1100Haléř
Symbol
 Haléřh
Banknotes
 Freq. used10, 20, 50, 100, 500, 1000 korun
Demographics
Date of introduction1919Provisional issue
User(s)Czechoslovakia
Issuance
Central bankCzechoslovak National Bank
Valuation
InflationStable
This infobox shows the latest status before this currency was rendered obsolete.


The first banknotes in First Czechoslovak Republic were issues of the Austro-Hungarian Bank to which adhesive stamps were affixed. Denominations were of 10, 20, 50, 100 and 1000 korun (provisional issue). Regular banknotes of Czechoslovak koruna were subsequently issued (initially dated 15 April 1919) by the Republic of Czechoslovakia between 1919 and 1926, in denominations of 1, 5, 10, 20, 50, 100, 500, 1000 and 5000 korun. The Czechoslovak National Bank took over production in 1926, issuing notes for 10, 20, 50, 100, 500 and 1000 korun. The new designs were made by Alfons Mucha, one of the founders of Art Nouveau and a Slavic nationalist. The urgency of the task led him to reuse a previous portrait of Josephine Crane Bradley as Slavia for the 100 koruna bill.[1]

  1. ^ An Introduction to the Work of Alphonse Mucha and Art Nouveau, lecture by Ian Johnston of Malaspina University-College, Nanaimo, BC. This document is in the public domain and may be used by anyone, in whole or in part, without permission and without charge, provided the source is acknowledged