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10 Korun Československých
| Issuer | Tuzex Akciová Společnost, Prague |
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| Year | 1969-1973 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
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| Obverse lettering | 10 DATUM: ČÍSLO: ODBĚRNÍ POUKAZ NA NÁKUP EXPORTNÍHO ZBOŽÍ DO HODNOTY Kčs 10,— (DESET Kčs) TENTO ODBĚRNÍ POUKAZ PLATÍ 6 MĚSÍCŮ ODE DNE VYSTAVENÍ A JE NEPRODEJNÝ V ČSSR. TUZEX AKCIOVÁ SPOLEČNOST PRAHA |
| Reverse description | The reverse is printed in green and carries a large central guilloche rosette of intricate lathe-work, flanked on either side by horizontal bands of fine repetitive guilloche patterns. At the centre of the rosette, a darker green cartouche bears the cursive inscription 'Tuzex' in white letterform, serving as the sole design element against the otherwise unadorned cream paper. |
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Tuzex was a Czechoslovak state-run retail chain that operated on a parallel currency system — ordinary citizens could use Tuzex bony (vouchers) to purchase Western goods unavailable through standard socialist retail channels. The bony themselves functioned as a hard-currency proxy, convertible from foreign exchange at official Tuzex counters. This created a two-tier economy in miniature: those with access to Western remittances or foreign contacts could obtain consumer goods the koruna simply could not buy.
The 10 Kčs denomination sat at a practically useful mid-range within the bony series. By the early 1970s a secondary black market in the vouchers was well established, which the state tolerated as a pressure valve — and taxed indirectly by controlling the conversion rates.