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0,50 Koruna Československá (= 50 Haléřú)
| Issuer | Tuzex Akciová Společnost, Prague |
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| Year | 1969-1973 |
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| Currency | Tuzex Koruna (1957-1989) |
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| Obverse description | Dark red on light background, the obverse is dominated by a central guilloche-framed panel bearing the large inscription ODBĚRNÍ POUKAZ (collection voucher) above the text NA NÁKUP EXPORTNÍHO ZBOŽÍ DO HODNOTY KčS 0,50 (50 HALÉRŮ). The denomination 0.50 appears in a cartouche at the top center, flanked by a fine geometric guilloche border. The issuer name TUZEX AKCIOVÁ SPOLEČNOST PRAHA appears at the foot of the note, with the date and serial number printed in red at upper left and right respectively. |
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| Protection description | Intricate engine-turned guilloche pattern on the reverse serving as an anti-counterfeiting measure; serial number printed in contrasting red ink on the obverse. |
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Tuzex was a Czechoslovak state-run hard currency chain that allowed access to Western goods — electronics, clothing, alcohol, consumer items unavailable through normal retail — in exchange for foreign currency or bony, the internal vouchers these notes represent. Tuzex bony were not legal tender and carried no exchange guarantee from the state banking system; they functioned as a parallel scrip tied entirely to the Tuzex store network.
This 50-haléřů denomination is among the lower fractional values in the series, which suggests it was introduced to handle small-change transactions within stores rather than bulk purchasing. The guilloche underprint was a modest but deliberate anti-counterfeiting measure — forging Tuzex bony was prosecuted as currency fraud despite their unofficial status.