Czech koruna

Czech koruna

The Czech koruna or Czech crown has been the currency of the Czech Republic since 8 February 1993 when, together with its Slovak counterpart, it replaced the Czechoslovak koruna at par....

 paper money is part of the physical form of the Czech Republic's

Czech Republic

The Czech Republic is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Poland to the northeast, Slovakia to the east, Austria to the south, and Germany to the west and northwest....

 currency. All Czech paper money are banknotes. First overstamped Czechoslovak koruna

Czechoslovak koruna

The Czechoslovak koruna was the currency of Czechoslovakia from April 10, 1919 to March 14, 1939 and from November 1, 1945 to February 7, 1993...

 banknotes served as legal tender in the just-created Czech Republic. Later but still in 1993, the first original Czech banknotes appeared. These are still printed with small modifications.

Value	Dimensions	Main Colour	Language	Description		Date of
				Obverse	Reverse	printing	issue	withdrawal
Czechoslovak banknotes
10 Kčs	133 × 67 mm	Brown	Slovak Slovak language Slovak , is an Indo-European language that belongs to the West Slavic languages .Slovak is the official language of Slovakia, where it is spoken by 5 million people...	Pavol Országh-Hviezdoslav	Orava Orava (county) Árva is the Hungarian name of a historic administrative county of the Kingdom of Hungary. Its territory is presently in northern Slovakia and southern Poland...  scene	1986	7 February 1993	31 July 1993
20 Kčs	138 × 67 mm	Blue	Czech Czech language Czech is a West Slavic language with about 12 million native speakers; it is the majority language in the Czech Republic and spoken by Czechs worldwide. The language was known as Bohemian in English until the late 19th century...	Comenius Comenius John Amos Comenius ; ; Latinized: Iohannes Amos Comenius) was a Czech teacher, educator, and writer. He served as the last bishop of Unity of the Brethren, and became a religious refugee and one of the earliest champions of universal education, a concept eventually set forth in his book Didactica...	Illustration related to culture and education	1988	7 February 1993	31 July 1993
50 Kčs	143 × 67 mm	Red	Slovak Slovak language Slovak , is an Indo-European language that belongs to the West Slavic languages .Slovak is the official language of Slovakia, where it is spoken by 5 million people...	Ľudovít Štúr Ludovít Štúr Ľudovít Štúr , known in his era as Ludevít Velislav Štúr, was the leader of the Slovak national revival in the 19th century, the author of the Slovak language standard eventually leading to the contemporary Slovak literary language...	View of Bratislava Bratislava Bratislava is the capital of Slovakia and, with a population of about 431,000, also the country's largest city. Bratislava is in southwestern Slovakia on both banks of the Danube River. Bordering Austria and Hungary, it is the only national capital that borders two independent countries.Bratislava...  with the castle Bratislava Castle Bratislava Castle is the main castle of Bratislava, the capital of Slovakia.The massive rectangular building with four corner towers stands on a quite isolated rocky hill of the Little Carpathians directly above the Danube river in the middle of Bratislava...  (from the restaurant on the top of the pylon of the Nový Most Nový Most Nový Most is a road bridge over the Danube in Bratislava, the capital of Slovakia. It is the 32nd-tallest, and thus shortest, member of the World Federation of Great Towers, and is the only bridge to be a member... )	1987	7 February 1993	31 July 1993
Overstamped Czechoslovak banknotes
100 Kč	165 × 81 mm	Green	Czech Czech language Czech is a West Slavic language with about 12 million native speakers; it is the majority language in the Czech Republic and spoken by Czechs worldwide. The language was known as Bohemian in English until the late 19th century...	Peasant couple	View of Prague Prague Prague is the capital and largest city of the Czech Republic. Situated in the north-west of the country on the Vltava river, the city is home to about 1.3 million people, while its metropolitan area is estimated to have a population of over 2.3 million...  with the castle Prague Castle Prague Castle is a castle in Prague where the Kings of Bohemia, Holy Roman Emperors and presidents of Czechoslovakia and the Czech Republic have had their offices. The Czech Crown Jewels are kept here...  and the Charles Bridge Charles Bridge The Charles Bridge is a famous historic bridge that crosses the Vltava river in Prague, Czech Republic. Its construction started in 1357 under the auspices of King Charles IV, and finished in the beginning of the 15th century...	1961	7 February 1993	31 August 1993
500 Kč	153 × 67 mm	Brown	Slovak Slovak language Slovak , is an Indo-European language that belongs to the West Slavic languages .Slovak is the official language of Slovakia, where it is spoken by 5 million people...	Partisans Partisan (military) A partisan is a member of an irregular military force formed to oppose control of an area by a foreign power or by an army of occupation by some kind of insurgent activity...  of the SNP 1944 Slovak National Uprising The Slovak National Uprising or 1944 Uprising was an armed insurrection organized by the Slovak resistance movement during World War II. It was launched on August 29 1944 from Banská Bystrica in an attempt to overthrow the collaborationist Slovak State of Jozef Tiso...	Devín Castle Devín Castle Devín Castle is a castle in Devín, which is a borough of Bratislava, the capital of Slovakia....	1973	7 February 1993	31 August 1993
1000 Kč	158 × 67 mm	Blue	Czech Czech language Czech is a West Slavic language with about 12 million native speakers; it is the majority language in the Czech Republic and spoken by Czechs worldwide. The language was known as Bohemian in English until the late 19th century...	Bedřich Smetana Bedrich Smetana Bedřich Smetana was a Czech composer who pioneered the development of a musical style which became closely identified with his country's aspirations to independent statehood. He is thus widely regarded in his homeland as the father of Czech music...	View of the Vltava Vltava The Vltava is the longest river in the Czech Republic, running north from its source in Šumava through Český Krumlov, České Budějovice, and Prague, merging with the Elbe at Mělník...  at Vyšehrad Vyšehrad Vyšehrad is a castle located in the city of Prague, Czech Republic. It was probably built in the 10th century, on a hill over the Vltava River...	1985	7 February 1993	31 August 1993

The Czech coat of arms

Coat of arms of the Czech Republic

The coat of arms of the Czech Republic displays the three historical regions—the Czech lands—which make up the nation:The arms of Bohemia show a silver double-tailed lion on a red background1. The Bohemian Lion is repeated in the lower-left-hand side of the coat of arms...

 can be found on the reverse side of all denominations.

Value	Dimensions	Main Colour	Description		Date of
			Obverse	Reverse	printing	issue	withdrawal	lapse
First original (second 1993) series
20 Kč	128 × 64 mm	Blue	Přemysl Otakar I Ottokar I of Bohemia -External links:...  and his seal	Crown	1994	20 April 1994	31 August 2008	31 August 2014
50 Kč	134 × 64 mm	Red	Saint Agnes of Bohemia Agnes of Bohemia Saint Agnes of Bohemia , or Agnes of Prague , was a medieval Bohemian princess who opted for a life of charity and piety over a life of luxury and comfort...  and the Sacred Heart Sacred Heart The Sacred Heart is one of the most famous religious devotions to Jesus' physical heart as the representation of His divine love for Humanity....	St. Salvator’s Church ceiling (part of Convent of St. Agnes of Bohemia in Prague) and ornamental letter A	1993	6 October 1993	31 January 2007	until further notice
					1994	21 December 1994	31 March 2011	31 March 2017
					1997	10 September 1997	31 March 2011
100 Kč	140 × 69 mm	Green, pink	Charles IV Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor Charles IV , born Wenceslaus , was the second king of Bohemia from the House of Luxembourg, and the first king of Bohemia to also become Holy Roman Emperor....	Seal of Charles University	1993	30 June 1993	31 January 2007	until further notice
					1995	21 June 1995	current
					1997	15 October 1997	current
200 Kč	146 × 69 mm	Brown, orange	John Amos Comenius	Orbis Pictus Orbis Pictus Orbis Pictus, or Orbis Sensualium Pictus is a textbook for children written by Czech educator Comenius and published in 1658... , an adult’s hand passing to a child’s hand	1993	8 February 1993	31 January 2007	until further notice
					1996	14 August 1996	current
					1998	6 January 1999	current
500 Kč	152 × 69 mm	Brown, pink	Božena Němcová Božena Nemcová Božena Němcová was a Czech writer of the final phase of the Czech National Revival movement.-Biography:...  and rose	Laureate woman symbolizing all woman characters in Němcová’s books	1993	21 July 1993	31 January 2007	until further notice
					1995	27 December 1995	current
					1997	18 March 1998	current
1000 Kč	158 × 74 mm	Violet	František Palacký František Palacký František Palacký was a Czech historian and politician.-Biography:... , uprooted tree	Eagle spread its wings over the Archbishop’s Castle in Kroměříž Kromeríž Archbishop's Palace The Kroměříž Palace in Kroměříž, Czech Republic, used to be the principal residence of the bishops and archbishops of Olomouc.The first residence on the site was founded by bishop Stanislas Thurzo in 1497. The building was in a Late Gothic style, with a modicum of Renaissance detail... , where a constitution preparig parliament of Austrian Empire was held in 1848	1993	12 May 1993	30 June 2001	until further notice
					1996	6 December 1996	current
					2008	1 April 2008	current
2000 Kč	164 × 74 mm	Green	Emmy Destinn Emmy Destinn Emmy Destinn was a Czech operatic soprano with a strong and soaring lyric-dramatic voice. She had a career both in Europe and at the New York Metropolitan Opera.- Biography :...	Euterpe Euterpe In Greek mythology, Euterpe + τέρπειν terpein ) was one of the Muses, the daughters of Mnemosyne, fathered by Zeus. Called the "Giver of delight", when later poets assigned roles to each of the Muses, she was the muse of music. In late Classical times she was named muse of lyric poetry and...  and musical motifs like violin	1996	1 October 1996	current
					1999	1 December 1999	current
5000 Kč	170 × 74 mm	Dark blue, violet	Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk	Gothic Gothic architecture Gothic architecture is a style of architecture that flourished during the high and late medieval period. It evolved from Romanesque architecture and was succeeded by Renaissance architecture....  and Baroque Baroque architecture Baroque architecture is a term used to describe the building style of the Baroque era, begun in late sixteenth century Italy, that took the Roman vocabulary of Renaissance architecture and used it in a new rhetorical and theatrical fashion, often to express the triumph of the Catholic Church and...  buildings in Prague Prague Prague is the capital and largest city of the Czech Republic. Situated in the north-west of the country on the Vltava river, the city is home to about 1.3 million people, while its metropolitan area is estimated to have a population of over 2.3 million... , in centre dominating St. Vitus Cathedral St. Vitus Cathedral Saint Vitus' Cathedral is as a Roman Catholic cathedral in Prague, and the seat of the Archbishop of Prague. The full name of the cathedral is St. Vitus, St. Wenceslas and St. Adalbert Cathedral...	1993	15 December 1993	30 June 2001	until further notice
					1999	8 September 1999	current

External links

• Ron Wise's Banknoteworld: Czechoslovakia
• Ron Wise's Banknoteworld: Czech Republic