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10 Korun
| Issuer | Czechoslovakia |
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| Year | 1945 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
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| Obverse description | Green on light underprint. The centre of the note is dominated by a large guilloche medallion enclosing the numeral '10', flanked by the denomination text 'DESAŤ KORÚN' in bold letterpress and flanking floral ornaments. The issuer title 'REPUBLIKA ČESKOSLOVENSKÁ' runs across the top banner, with denomination numeral '10' in upper corners. A red alphanumeric serial number appears at lower left, and a facsimile signature of the Minister of Finance is printed at lower right above the title 'MINISTER FINANCIÍ'. An anti-counterfeiting warning legend runs along the lower border. |
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| Reverse description | Printed entirely in green, the reverse is dominated by a large central guilloche composition enclosing the bold numeral '10' within a circular lathe-work medallion, surrounded by elaborate foliate and scrollwork ornamental panels filling the entire field. The issuer title 'REPUBLIKA ČESKOSLOVENSKÁ' is inscribed across the upper border, with small numeral '10' vignettes in the upper corners. The printer's imprint 'THOMAS DE LA RUE & COMPANY, LIMITED LONDON' appears in small text along the lower margin. |
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This note belongs to the first postwar Czechoslovak emission, authorized in London during the government-in-exile period and printed by De La Rue before liberation. The physical notes were transported to Czechoslovakia in 1945 for immediate use after the Soviet and Allied advance — part of a broader effort to replace the protectorate-era currency that had circulated under Nazi occupation since 1939.
De La Rue produced several denominations in this series under wartime and immediate postwar conditions. The 10 Korun is among the lower values, which typically saw heavier circulation and consequently survive less often in clean, undamaged state.