Catalog
10 Korun
| Issuer | Státní Banka Československá (State Bank of Czechoslovakia) |
|---|---|
| Year | 1953 |
| Type | Log in to see details |
| Value | Log in to see details |
| Currency | Koruna (1953-1992) |
| Composition | Log in to see details |
| Size | Log in to see details |
| Shape | Log in to see details |
| Printer | Log in to see details |
| Designer(s) | Log in to see details |
| Engraver(s) | Log in to see details |
| In circulation to | Log in to see details |
| Reference(s) | Log in to see details |
| Obverse description | Log in to see details |
|---|---|
| Obverse lettering | Log in to see details |
| Reverse description | Brown intaglio on light underprint. At left, an oval medallion contains the Czechoslovak lion arms, surrounded by a wreath of wheat ears. At right, a large ornamental panel bears the numeral '10' within a guilloche frame, with the numeral also repeated vertically at the outer edges. A two-line bilingual legend runs along the lower margin. |
| Reverse lettering | Log in to see details |
| Signature(s) | Log in to see details |
| Protection type | Log in to see details |
| Protection description | Log in to see details |
| Variants | P#83a - serial # prefix A, B, C, Z Printer: Goznak, Moscow P#83b - Other serial # prefixes than P-83a Printer: Tiskárna Bankovek, Prague |
| Comments |
The 1953 Czechoslovak currency reform was one of the most punishing monetary resets in postwar European history. Notes exchanged at a rate of 50:1 for amounts above a small household allowance — effectively wiping out private savings at a stroke. This 10 Korun was part of the replacement issue rushed into circulation to support that reform.
Dual printing between Goznak in Moscow and Státní Tiskárna Cenin in Prague was not unusual for early 1950s Czechoslovak issues, reflecting the degree of Soviet technical and political involvement in the country's financial administration at the time.